"No Apologies" is a

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song co-written by

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, Leslie Howe and Serge Côté, and produced by Howe for Morissette's second album '' Now Is the Time'' (1992). It was released as the album's second

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in 1993 (see

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) and was Morissette's first

to be released as a single. It received radio and

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play but was not given a commercial release, and it did not cause sales of ''Now Is the Time'' to significantly increase, . ''The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia'' Retrieved August 21, 2006. although it did reach number 14 on the Canadian pop chart. Leslie Howe engineered and mixed the song, and a

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for it includes the album version and a

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Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. Shot in monochrome, Alanis is seen in a classic dress, lounging on a chair in an abandoned old room. Candles flicker around her, as she begins to wander around the room. She then approaches a window, looks out from it, and gazes from above her balcony.

Notes

References

"Alanis Morissette Discography - No Apologies"

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: alanisdisco. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
"Early Releases"
Vip portal. Retrieved August 21, 2006. *Unknown (1992). In ''Now Is the Time''

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Canada:

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