<P> Morissette has never publicly identified any particular real - life individual as having been the ex-boyfriend portrayed in the song . In 2008, she commented to a CanWest News Service journalist, </P> <P> "Well, I've never talked about who my songs were about and I won't, because when I write them they're written for the sake of personal expression . So with all due respect to whoever may see themselves in my songs, and it happens all the time, I never really comment on it because I write these songs for myself, not other people ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "You Oughta Know" The song has an aggressive tone and piercing vocals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "You Oughta Know" The song has an aggressive tone and piercing vocals . </Td> </Tr>

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