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Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know"

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Interviews, Comedy, Music, Music Commentary

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

How did a 21-year-old unknown transform a deeply personal breakup into one of the defining hits of the ’90s? Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY dive into “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette, unpacking the raw vocal performance, the Flea and Dave Navarro-driven groove, the genre-blurring production hidden in the stems, and the cultural moment that launched Jagged Little Pill into a 33-million-copy phenomenon. Songs Discussed: “You Oughta Know” - Alanis Morissette “Only Happy When It Rains” - Garbage “Unbelievable” - EMF “Too Hot” - Alanis Morissette “Straight Up” - Paula Abdul “Let The Music Play” - Shannon “All I Really Want” - Alanis Morissette “Hand In My Pocket” - Alanis Morissette “You Learn” - Alanis Morissette “Head Over Feet” - Alanis Morissette “Ironic” - Alanis Morissette “Big Exit” - PJ Harvey “Cornflake Girl” - Tori Amos “32 Flavors” - Ani DiFranco “Fast Car” - Tracy Chapman “You Oughta Know (Jimmy the Saint Blend)” - Alanis Morissette “Fools Gold” - The Stone Roses “Pacifics” - Digible Planets “Barracuda” - Heart “Fuckin’ In The Bushes” - Oasis “Little Miss Lover” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Bonin’ In The Boneyard” - Fishbone “Walk On Water” - Thelonious Monster “Jerry Was A Race Car Driver” - Primus “Epic” - Faith No More “Dungeon Vision” - Earth Tongue One Song Spotify Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Did you forget about me?

0:02.4

Mr. Duplicity.

0:04.5

I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner.

0:09.3

There was a slap in the face.

0:10.7

Duplicity, Mr. Duplicity.

0:12.8

I don't think I'd ever heard that word before.

0:16.0

Like, you know, I immediately knew what it meant.

0:18.3

Okay.

0:18.7

Oh, not even in life?

0:19.8

Like, you say nothing of pop music. The word duplicity does not show up in tag team. There it is. And it should have. So, actually today, we're talking about a breakup anthem from one of the best-selling albums ever. This album has sold something like 33 million copies and spent 12 weeks at number one on the charts. What's even crazier is that the artist, a 21-year-old Canadian singer songwriter, was virtually unknown before she blew up. That's right, Diallo. And today we're going to dig into the magic of the song that introduced her to the world. On the surface, it's just a pop rock tune. But when you listen closer, this song has elements of electronica, punk, funk,

0:54.6

and even Alpine Swiss folk music.

0:56.7

We're going to be getting into all that in the stems.

0:58.7

We'll also talk about what happened in that movie theater.

1:00.9

We're talking one song, and that song is You Ought to Know by Alanis Morissette.

1:05.0

To deny me on the cross side there that you think of me you ought to know.

1:19.7

Hey, one song listeners.

1:21.3

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1:26.4

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1:28.3

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1:33.7

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1:38.4

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1:47.5

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