"You Learn" was the third single to be taken from Jagged Little Pill in February 1996. The song is just classic Alanis with an upbeat tempo, a catchy melody, superb vocals, and of course, brilliant lyrics. The song was released at a time when Jagged Little Pill was performing exceptionally well all over the world and made a big impact by keeping the album at No.1 for 10 weeks in total and in the Top 10 for a staggering 46.

You Learn starts off with a drum and guitar beat that just bounces onto the set like a ball, dragging along its infectious melody and Alanis' well-known muttering before she opens the song with, "I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah. I recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah. Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill). It feels so good (swimming in your stomach). Wait until the dust settles." Alanis then sings the simple but so effective chorus, "You live, you learn. You love, you learn. You cry, you learn. You lose, you learn. You bleed, you learn. You scream, you learn." If you've not heard the song, those lyrics will just sound stupid, but it's the way in which Alanis constructs them that makes them so brilliant.

Alanis then moves into the second verse, "I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone (I certainly do). I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time yeah, yeah. Feel free. Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind). Hold it up (to the rays). You wait and see when the smoke clears." Alanis then repeats the chorus once more before the peak of the song strolls in, an awesome guitar solo with Alanis wailing in her traditional high-pitched style. She then sings, "Wear it out (the way a three year old would do). Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway). The fire trucks are coming up around the bend." Alanis then sings the chorus once more, then again with the following alterations to the lyrics, "You grieve, you learn. You choke, you learn. You laugh, you learn. You choose, you learn. You pray, you learn. You ask, you learn. You live, you learn." Alanis then drags out the last word for what seems like ages and the song then ends.

You Learn blazed up the charts all around the world and added even more credibility to Alanis' present position as the World's No.1 Angry White Female. It was also a song released at the same time as she won 4 Grammys including Album Of The Year. Alanis was everywhere and this song certainly capitalized on that success. All in all, this is an essential single from Alanis Morissette. It's one of her most popular songs ever and probably my second favourite single to be released from Jagged Little Pill after You Oughta Know.