All I Really Want (Alanis Morissette song)


"All I Really Want" is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third album, Jagged Little Pill. It was released as the album's third single in the United States and United Kingdom in December 1996 and Australia in February 1997. The song was one of the first written for Jagged Little Pill and originated from a song called "The Bottom Line", which was the first song Morissette wrote with Glen Ballard.
The single peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 40 on the ARIA Charts in Australia and number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1996.

Lyrics

Alanis compares herself to Estella from Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations while having a confrontation with her partner about their uncomfortable relationship.

Music video

The song has no official video, but there was a promo video that contained footage from concerts and the videos for "You Oughta Know" and "Hand in My Pocket".

Track listing

  1. "All I Really Want" – 4:42
  2. "Ironic" – 4:34
  3. "Hand in My Pocket" – 4:34

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