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from her fourth studio album, ''

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'' (1998). It was released as the album's second

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on January 3, 1999. The song distinctly is composed of a verse and chorus in two distantly related keys:

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and

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, respectively. "Joining You" peaked at number 16 on the US ''

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chart.

Music video

Footage was shot for a video, but a completed video was never released as Morissette felt the visuals did not work with the song. A clip from one of the treatments for the footage was later released on the DVD included on the limited edition of Morissette's compilation album, '' The Collection'' (2005).

Track listings

CD1 # "Joining You" (Melancholy mix) – 4:24 # "Joining You" (album version) – 4:24 # "These Are the Thoughts" (non-album track) – 3:16 # "

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" (BBC/ Radio One live) – 4:13 CD2 # "Joining You" (album version) # "Your House" (BBC/Radio One live) # "London" (Bridge School Benefit live) on-album track German CD single # "Joining You" (Melancholy mix) – 4:24 # "These Are the Thoughts" (non-album track) – 3:15 # "

" (BBC/ Radio One live) – 4:13

Charts

Release history

References

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