Listen to this when
You Oughta Know
For rage that won't stay quiet 😤
Who it's for
Alanis Morissette confronts an ex who moved on quickly, letting pent-up rage pour out.
Furious and betrayed→Vented and powerful
Feelings it meets
What it is
"You Oughta Know" is the lead single from Alanis Morissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, co-written with producer Glen Ballard. It is an angry breakup song addressed to an ex-boyfriend who quickly moved on with someone else. Morissette has said she wrote it largely from her subconscious and has never publicly named who it is about.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Explicit language and sexual references.
Age: Suggested 16+
Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial.Marcus Aurelius, The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Book 2 (tr. George Long)
