You Learn
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| Single by Alanis Morissette | ||
| from the album Jagged Little Pill | ||
| Released | 1995 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:00 | |
| Label | Maverick | |
| Writer(s) | Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard | |
| Producer(s) | Glen Ballard | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Alanis Morissette North America singles chronology | ||
| "Ironic" (1996) |
"You Learn" (1996) |
"Head over Feet" (1996) |
| Alanis Morissette Europe singles chronology | ||
| "Hand in My Pocket" (1995) |
"You Learn" (1996) |
"Ironic" (1996) |
| Alanis Morissette 2000 singles chronology | ||
| "King of Pain" (2000) |
"You Learn" (2000) |
"Princes Familiar" (2000) |
"You Learn" is a rock song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third album Jagged Little Pill (1995).
In the song the first glimpse of Morissette's insightful, new-age guru appears for the first time, speaking of the importance of poor decision making in life and explaining that every decision that people make will teach a valuable lesson. A line from "You Learn" is the source of the title of Jagged Little Pill. It refers not to drug use, but rather to the lessons of life being hard to accept ("Swallow it down, what a jagged little pill/ It feels so good swimming in your stomach"). The phrase is often mistaken for the title of the song, which Morissette has performed at nearly all her concerts. The arrangement of the song has changed repeatedly (particularly parts of the chorus melody), but the lyrics have remained the same.
In the United States the track was number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart for five weeks. After its radio airplay had started to decline, "You Learn" was released as a retail single and debuted and peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Because the CD single includes a live version of "You Oughta Know" from the 1996 Grammy Awards as an A-side, Billboard credited the chart position to "You Learn"/"You Oughta Know". An acoustic version of the song from Morissette's live album Alanis Unplugged (1999) was released as a single in some countries in 2000. Another acoustic version was recorded for the album Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005) and charted at sixty-six on the Tokio Hot 100 radio chart in Japan.
The music video, which features a dread-locked Morissette cart-wheeling and back-flipping, was directed by Liz Friedlander.
[edit] Track listings
- U.S. single
- "You Learn" (album version) – 4:00
- "You Oughta Know" (live Grammy version) – 3:48
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Top 75 Singles[1] | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2][3] 1 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[2][3] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[2][3] | 40 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[3] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[3] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[3] | 32 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents[3] | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[4] | 1 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| Tokio Hot 100[1] | 66 |
1 "You Learn"/"You Oughta Know"
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Alanis Morissette". Mariah-charts.com. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
- ^ a b c "Alanis Morissette - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Alanis Morissette - Billboard Singles". Billboard and All Music Guide. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
- ^ "Alanis Morissette". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
