- That I Would Be Good
Single infobox
Name = That I Would Be Good
Artist =Alanis Morissette
from Album =Alanis Unplugged andSupposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Released =1999
Format =CD single
Recorded =September 18 ,1999
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:07
Label = Maverick
Writer = Alanis Morissette,Glen Ballard
Producer = Alanis Morissette
Last single = "So Pure "
(1999)
This single = "That I Would Be Good" (1999)
Next single = "King of Pain" (2000)"That I Would Be Good" is a song by
Alanis Morissette that was first featured on her 1998 album "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie ". An acoustic live version of the song was recorded during a session for "MTV Unplugged " onSeptember 18 ,1999 . It was released as a single for the album "Alanis Unplugged " onFebruary 8 ,2000 .The lyrics relate Morissette's intimate feelings being judged, insecurity and self-doubt.
According to Morissette on
VH1 Storytellers , the song was written during a time when there were many people in her house and she retreated to her closet to write the lyrics. She also confirmed that she wrote the lyrics and then the music at different times.Track listing
# "That I Would Be Good" ("MTV Unplugged") – 4:07
# "Would Not Come" (Reverb live) – 4:11
# "Forgiven" (Reverb live) – 5:11
# "I Was Hoping" (99X live) – 4:37References
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