You Oughta Know

Alanis MorissetteCanadian-American singer-songwriter known for the 1995 album Jagged Little Pill

• Morissette says Glen Ballard encouraged her not to censor the explicit lyric in 'You Oughta Know'.

  “there was a moment while writing you ought to know where i thought oh i'll just let's just write it don't edit don't censor as always”

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• Morissette recalls her label calling the record caustic and her retort that they should sign Steely Dan if they wanted that kind of album.

  “when they first got the record, they said, this is a little caustic. It's a little intense for us. And I said, well, if you want a Dan Steely record, why don't you sign a Dan Steely?”

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• Morissette says she insisted on releasing 'You Oughta Know' first rather than 'Ironic' or 'Hand in My Pocket' because she had too much energy to lead with anything else.

  “And I remember thinking, no, we just have to just put You Oughta Know out and then we talk. Because I had too much rajas”

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