Hand In My Pocket (3:38)
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“Hand in My Pocket” is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard for Morissette’s third album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). Its protagonist discusses the everyday troubles and worries that she encounters, but focuses on finding ways to stay relaxed and determined. It was released as the album’s second single in 1995 and became Morissette’s second number-one hit on Billboard’s U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. “Hand in My Pocket” also received substantial airplay on pop radio, reaching the top five on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, but its success in the United Kingdom was limited.
The single’s video features Morissette among a homecoming parade and was filmed in black-and-white and slow motion. It was directed by Mark Kohr.
“Hand in My Pocket” served as the theme song in the unaired pilot episode of the television show Dawson’s Creek, but Morissette decided not to have it used as the theme after the show was picked up.
The song was covered by Rolf Harris on his 1997 album Can you tell what it is yet. It was parodied by Billy Connolly, who kept the tune and changed the words to make his song “Evil Scotsman”. The song has also been parodied by Amateur Transplants on the album Fitness to Practice as part of the song “Snippets”.
The single’s video features Morissette among a homecoming parade and was filmed in black-and-white and slow motion. It was directed by Mark Kohr.
“Hand in My Pocket” served as the theme song in the unaired pilot episode of the television show Dawson’s Creek, but Morissette decided not to have it used as the theme after the show was picked up.
The song was covered by Rolf Harris on his 1997 album Can you tell what it is yet. It was parodied by Billy Connolly, who kept the tune and changed the words to make his song “Evil Scotsman”. The song has also been parodied by Amateur Transplants on the album Fitness to Practice as part of the song “Snippets”.
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stay real love this song
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isaalima wrote:
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wow
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iamrowan wrote:
"I got one hand in my pocket, and the other one is giving the peace sign" :D I love this song.
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Yukino328 wrote:
Gah! Love this song.
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Licquidair57 wrote:
love this song.
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goldessinblack wrote:
great song!
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thehumble01 wrote:
I know y'all miss the 90's right about now :) Give me a "high 5" if yo do...
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Marjo47 wrote:
could be my anthem. There are not many woman singers I realy like but she is one of them.
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FakieLeatherman wrote:
I'm at work, but I'm listening to 90's alt rock
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cooliyas wrote:
"im brave, but im chickenshit" bahhahha
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carimae20 wrote:
I love this song... reminds me of when i first hear "jagged little pill"
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vijayaraj210 wrote:
got 1 hand in my pocket and the other typin :)
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<3
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Brazilianchap wrote:
In my dreams
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jk137 wrote:
OMG I totally forgot that I absolutely LOVE this song!!!
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smlpurple wrote:
An awesome song!
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cool, cool, cool!
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