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About This Track
“Ironic” is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard and produced by Ballard for Morissette’s third album Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was released as the album’s fourth single in 1996.
Musically, the song is a glossy take on a basic grunge music format with delicate, sparsely-instrumented verses alternating with loud, aggressive chorus sections. Lyrically, it comprises a series of vignettes describing situations that end with the question “Isn’t it ironic?”
Because “Ironic” was Morissette’s first single to be given a commercial release in the United States, it was eligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number four. As of 2008, it was her highest-peaking single in the US. “Ironic” became Morissette’s third number-one hit on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart and her first on the Top 40 Mainstream chart and received frequent rotation on Adult Top 40 radio stations. It reached the Top Ten in Germany and peaked just outside the Top Ten in the United Kingdom, becoming Morissette’s first top twenty hit there.
“Ironic”, which contains a reference to a plane crash (…”and as the plane crashed down, he thought, ‘well, isn’t this nice?’”), was on the list of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks, and subsequently left off the set list during her 2002 tour.
Musically, the song is a glossy take on a basic grunge music format with delicate, sparsely-instrumented verses alternating with loud, aggressive chorus sections. Lyrically, it comprises a series of vignettes describing situations that end with the question “Isn’t it ironic?”
Because “Ironic” was Morissette’s first single to be given a commercial release in the United States, it was eligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number four. As of 2008, it was her highest-peaking single in the US. “Ironic” became Morissette’s third number-one hit on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart and her first on the Top 40 Mainstream chart and received frequent rotation on Adult Top 40 radio stations. It reached the Top Ten in Germany and peaked just outside the Top Ten in the United Kingdom, becoming Morissette’s first top twenty hit there.
“Ironic”, which contains a reference to a plane crash (…”and as the plane crashed down, he thought, ‘well, isn’t this nice?’”), was on the list of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks, and subsequently left off the set list during her 2002 tour.
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vickles_ wrote:
<3 Love this.
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pharmman52 wrote:
an amazing album she was never going to top it
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flickothewrist wrote:
Favourite song of hers, from for me, her finest work. an incredible album packed with wonderfully creative songs, the deep and emotional lyrics are amazing, superb stuff
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djdd123 wrote:
<3 this
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KeithJones wrote:
Such a great song! [2]
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kemp678 wrote:
Who woulda thought? It figures.
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dandymark wrote:
Such a great song...........LOVE IT!!!!
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PattySauce wrote:
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3333
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ChuSuray wrote:
i like it! :)
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Tavoides wrote:
Como eu lutei pra lembrar o nome dessa música.
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RedSteel92 wrote:
Isn't it ironic that nothing in the song is ironic? [3] Love the song, but kinda derp.
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RichieTozier wrote:
sing it again, zavelle de louvigny!
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Vi_c7 wrote:
I love Alanis...great voice and great music!
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diva170 wrote:
love her my homegirl kinda looks like her but she light skin latina
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Nataliaa1 wrote:
great song :)
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strat-struck wrote:
Are you people saying you think "A death-row pardon, two minutes too late" is not ironic? Gimme a break.
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Ludmilablotska wrote:
That was the first song I've heared in 1996 been in Dubai... And since that time Alanis became for me № 1... Thanks for Your existance!
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biron4381 wrote:
Awesome song that reminds me of times passed. Fuck those idiots who think those lyrics arent real.
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ClaraEfrona wrote:
ugh...
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usethename wrote:
Isn't it ironic that nothing in the song is ironic? [2]
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