| "Hand in My Pocket" | ||||
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 Cover art for UK and European editions of the 1995 single release | ||||
| Single by Alanis Morissette | ||||
| from the album Jagged Little Pill | ||||
| B-side | "Head over Feet" (live acoustic) | |||
| Released | October 16, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–April 1995[1] | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Glen Ballard | |||
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| "Hand in My Pocket" on YouTube | ||||
"Hand in My Pocket" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard and was released as the second single from the album on October 16, 1995 by Maverick and Reprise, five months after the album release. The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who applauded Morissette's songwriting.
"Hand in My Pocket" also received substantial success through radio airplay in the US. The song became Morissette's second number-one hit on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song also reached the top 10 in New Zealand and Canada, where it was her first number-one single. An accompanying music video, directed by Mark Kohr, was released for the single, featuring Morissette at a festival, driving her car in black and white form, which also received positive reviews.