All I Really Want
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"All I Really Want" is a song written by Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...

 and Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill , which won Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year" amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of...

, and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third album Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was Morissette's first internationally released album, and her first studio album after the three year hiatus following her break with MCA Records. The album marked a shift from her style...

(1995). In the United States
United States
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 it was released as the album's third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 in 1995 (see 1995 in music
1995 in music
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), and outside the U.S. it was released as the album's sixth and final single in 1996 (see 1996 in music
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). 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 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks
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 chart, number 40 in Australia
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 and number 59 on the UK Singles Chart
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 in December 1996.

Music video

It had no official video
Music video
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, but there was a promo video that contained footage from concerts and the videos for "You Oughta Know
You Oughta Know
"You Oughta Know" is a alternative rock song, which also is known for its grunge effect styles in it. The instruments held in it are guitars, electric guitars, drums and drum machine...

" and "Hand in My Pocket
Hand in My Pocket
"Hand in my Pocket" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette, for her third studio album Jagged Little Pill . The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was released as the second single from the album. "Hand in My Pocket" is a rock song. The song was...

".

Track listing

1. All I Really Want 4:42

2. Ironic - Live from Sydney 4:34

3. Hand in My Pocket - Live from Brisbane 4:34

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
Hot 100 Airplay
The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...

65
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 14
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 2
U.K. Singles Chart 59
Australian Singles Chart 40

Other Versions And Covers

  • Louis Durra
    Louis Durra
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     recorded a jazz version with DJ Rob Swift
    Rob Swift
    Rob Swift is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. Swift is a former member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners as of late 2005 and as of 2006; with Mike Patton’s project Peeping Tom.-Early life:...

    . Released on "Tangled Up In Blue EP" and "Arrogant Doormats" (2011).
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