Ironic (song) - Wikipedia

"Ironic" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. It was released in February 1996 as the third single from her third studio album, Jagged Little ... Ironic(song) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1996singlebyAlanisMorissette 1996singlebyAlanisMorissette"Ironic"CanadianlimitededitionofNorthAmericanartworkSinglebyAlanisMorissettefromthealbumJaggedLittlePillB-side"YouOughtaKnow"(acoustic/livefromtheGrammyAwards)"Forgiven"(live)"NottheDoctor"(live)"WakeUp"(live)ReleasedFebruary27,1996Recorded1994–April1995GenreAlternativerockLength3:48LabelMaverickWarnerBros.Songwriter(s)AlanisMorissetteGlenBallardProducer(s)GlenBallardAlanisMorissettesingleschronology "HandinMyPocket"(1995) "Ironic"(1996) "YouLearn"(1996) Musicvideo"Ironic"onYouTube "Ironic"isasongbyCanadiansingerAlanisMorissette.ItwasreleasedinFebruary1996asthethirdsinglefromherthirdstudioalbum,JaggedLittlePill(1995).ItwaswrittenbyMorissetteandGlenBallard,andwasproducedbyhim."Ironic"isasongwritteninthekeyofBmajor,andincludesamoderatetempoofeighty-fivebeatsperminute.Thelyricspresentseveralsituationsthataredescribedas"ironic";thishasledtodebateastowhetheranyoftheseactuallymatchtheacceptedmeaningofirony.[1] Forsixweeks,thetracktoppedtheCanadianRPMTopSingleschart.ItalsoreachedthetopfiveinAustralia,NewZealand,andNorway.IntheUnitedStates,thesongreachednumberfouronApril13,1996,andsincethenithasbeenherhighest-chartingsingleontheBillboardHot100."Ironic"wascertifiedgoldbytheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica(RIAA).ThesongwontheJunoAwardforSingleoftheYear,andreceivedtwoGrammyAwardnominationsin1997,forRecordoftheYearandBestShortFormMusicVideo.FrenchdirectorStéphaneSednaouifilmedthemusicvideo.Init,Morissettedrivesthroughawinterlandscape,andsheplaysmultiplerolesasherpassengers.MTVnominatedthemusicvideoforsixMTVVideoMusicAwardsin1996,winningthreeofthem.ThemusicvideowaslistedonVH1's"GreatestMusicVideos"listandwasparodiedbyDBAFlip,AllisonRheaume,Rustyand"WeirdAl"Yankovic. InSeptember2001,followingtheSeptember11attacks,"Ironic"waslistedinappropriateduetoitslyricsbyAmericanmassmediacompanyClearChannelCommunications.[2]ThesongwasincludedonthesetlistofMorissette'sJaggedLittlePillWorldTour(1995),andhercompilationalbumsMTVUnplugged(1999),TheCollection(2005),amongothers.ThesongwascoveredbyMexicanduetJesse&JoyfortheiralbumEstaEsMiVidaSesiones(2007),andbyAmericanbandFourYearStrongfortheircoveralbumExplainsItAll(2009). Contents 1Writingandcomposition 1.1Linguisticdispute 2Reception 2.1Criticalresponse 2.2Chartperformance 3Promotion 3.1Musicvideo 3.2Liveperformances 4Coversanduseinmedia 5Tracklisting 6Personnel 7Charts 7.1Weeklycharts 7.2Year-endcharts 7.3All-timecharts 8Certifications 9Releasehistory 10Seealso 11References 12Externallinks Writingandcomposition[edit] "Ironic"(0:23) A22-secondsampleofthefirstverseandchorusof"Ironic".Itschordprogressionchangesasthelatterbegins. Problemsplayingthisfile?Seemediahelp. "Ironic"waswrittenbyAlanisMorissetteandGlenBallard,andproducedbythelatterforherthirdstudioalbum,JaggedLittlePill(1995).[3]InaninterviewwithChristopherWalshofBillboard,BallardexplainedhowheandMorissettemet,andhow"Ironic"waswritten.Hecommented:"I'mtellingyou,within15minuteswewereatit—justwriting.'Ironic'wasthethirdsongwewrote.OhGod,wewerejusthavingfun.Ithought'Idon'tknowwhatthisis—whatgenreitis—whoknows?It'sjustgood'".[4]AccordingtothesheetmusicpublishedatMusicnotes.com,itisasongsetinthetimesignatureofcommontime,composedinamoderatetempoofeighty-twobeatsperminute.[5]ItissetinthekeyofBmajorwithMorissette'svocalrangefromthetoneofE5toB♭5,and"Ironic"chordprogressionstartswiththesequenceofEmaj7–F♯6–Emaj7–F♯6,beforechangingtoF♯–Badd9–F♯–G♯m7inthechorus.[5] Linguisticdispute[edit] Thesong'susageoftheword"ironic"attractedmediaattention;accordingtoJonParelesofTheNewYorkTimes,itgivesadistinct"unironic"senseinitsimplications.[6][7]AccordingtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary,"irony"is"astateofaffairsoraneventthatseemsdeliberatelycontrarytowhatwasormightbeexpected;anoutcomecruelly,humorously,orstrangelyatoddswithassumptionsorexpectations".[8]Thus,lyricssuchas"It'safreeridewhenyou'vealreadypaid"and"Atrafficjamwhenyou'realreadylate"arenotironic.[9] Morissettesaid:"FormethegreatdebateonwhetherwhatIwassayingin'Ironic'wasironicwasn'tatraumaticdebate.I'dalwaysembracedthefactthateveryonceinawhileI'dbethemalapropismqueen.AndwhenGlenandIwerewritingit,wedefinitelywerenotdoggedlymakingsurethateverythingwastechnicallyironic."[9]In2014,MichaelReidRobertswroteadefenseofthesongforSalon,sayingthatitcitessituationalironies:[10]the"stateofaffairsorevent[s]thatseemsdeliberatelycontrarytowhatoneexpectsandisoftenwrylyamusingasaresult".[10]MichaelStevensoftheYouTubechannelVsaucedevotedtimetothediscussionofironyinthe2014episode"Dord".Inthisvideo,Stevensconsidersthedifferencebetweenthetypicallycited"situational"irony,versus"dramatic"irony.Accordingtohim,theironyofthesongmaynotnecessarilybeinthesituationsthemselves,butratherinthedramaticirony–whensomeoneisunawareofthesignificanceoftheeventwhileothersare:thesituationsaren'tironicthemselves,butlifeitselfisironic.[11] ComedianEdByrneperformedaskitinwhichhejokinglyattackedthesongforitslackofironies:"Theonlyironicthingaboutthatsongisit'scalled'Ironic'andit'swrittenbyawomanwhodoesn'tknowwhatironyis.That'squiteironic."[9]SatiristsBergerandWyseparodiedthesonginonesegmentoftheircartoonstripThePitchers.Inthatepisode,asuperheronamed"IronyMan"comparedhissuperpowerstolyricsfromMorissette'ssong,causinghiscohortstorenamehim"TheManfromAlanis".[12]InDecember2009,thecomedywebsiteCollegeHumorreleasedaspoofvideoofthesongcalled"ActuallyIronic",featuringactressSarahNatochenny,inwhichPatrickCasselsamendedthelyricsinaformthatwouldbeappropriatelyironic.Forexample,"it'slikerainonyourweddingday,totheEgyptiansungodRa."[13][14]TheCollegeHumorspoofwassimilarlyreplicatedinJuly2013withasongcalled,"It'sFinallyIronic"bysistersRachaelandElizaHurwitz,fromNewYorkCity,whopublishedtheirversiononYouTube.[15]Thesistersadjustedthelyricstoreflectirony(e.g.,"it'sablackflyinyourchardonnay,thatwasspecificallypurchasedtorepelblackflies")andsingtheline"Wefixeditforyou,Alanis.You'rewelcome."throughouttheirvideo.[16]Inhis2014song"WordCrimes","WeirdAl"YankovicreferencesMorissette'slyricsbysinging"Ironyisnotcoincidence",andthemusicvideoforthesongshowsafiretruckburning(depictedas"Irony")comparedwithrainduringawedding(whichisdescribedas"Weather").[17]Morissetteherselfpokedfunathergrammarmistakesduringa2013performanceof"Semicolon"withTheLonelyIslandonJimmyKimmelLive!.Init,Morissettecutofftheirsongtoexplainthattheiruseofhashtagraptodemonstratethefunctionofasemicolonisincorrect,towhichtheyrespondthathercritiquingtheirgrammaris"ironic".[18]Morissettefurtherpokedfunatherselfina2015performanceofanupdatedversion"Ironic"onTheLateLateShowwithJamesCorden,inwhichsheaddedtheline"It’ssinging'Ironic',whentherearenoironies"tothesong.[19] Reception[edit] Morissettein2008 Criticalresponse[edit] JaimeGillfromDotMusiccommentedontheoriginalversionof"Ironic",onhisreviewofJaggedLittlePillAcoustic(2005),that"[JaggedLittlePill]gaveuspop'sgreatestparlourgame,withspotthegenuineironyin'Ironic'"andcallingthesong"pretty"and"catchy".Additionally,henotedthattheacousticversion“actuallysoundsmorerelaxedandengagingwithoutthehoaryloudguitarsoftheoriginal".[20]EventhoughStephenThomasErlewineofAllMusicmarkedthetrackasoneofthe"AllMediaGuidetrackpick"ofthealbum,[21]inaseparatereview,fromthesamewebsite,theCDsinglereleasewasratedwithtwo-and-a-halfoutoffivestars.[22]Parelesnotedthatinversesof"Ironic",andanothersongfromthealbum("MaryJane"),"it'seasytoenvisionMorissetteonthestageofaclub,singingwrycoupletsbackedbyacousticguitar".[23]Healsocommentedinanotherarticlehewrote,thatthesongwasactually"unironic".[7]BritishmagazineMusicWeekrateditfouroutoffive,notingthatit"buildsintoanotherpowerfulanthemwithbeautifulechoesofTheCocteauTwins.ItcouldseeherbreakintotheTop20forthefirsttime."[24]DaveBrecheisenofPopMattersfeltthattheacousticversionof"Ironic",wasmuchworsethantheoriginalversion.[25]ThesinglewontheJunoAwardforSingleoftheYearatthe1997ceremony,[26]andinthesameyearitwasnominatedforaGrammyAward,inthecategoryofRecordoftheYear.[27][28][29] Chartperformance[edit] InCanada,"Ironic"debutedontheRPMSinglesChartatnumber95ontheissuedatedJanuary8,1996.[30]Twelveweekslaterthetracktoppedthechart,onApril1,1996,[31]stayingthereforsixweeks,[32]beingreplacedby"ClosertoFree"byAmericanbandBoDeans.[33]Spendingtwenty-nineweekswithinthetop100,itwaslastseenonJuly22,1996,atnumber81.[34]Itspent14weeksintheTop10andwasthenumbertwosongof1996,behindMorissette'sown"YouLearn"atnumberone.OnotherRPMcharts,thesingletoppedtheAlternativeRockChartforasingleweek,spending11weeksintheTop10,[35]finishing1996asthenumberfivesongfortheyearonthatchart.ItreachednumbersixontheAdultContemporaryChart.[36] IntheU.S.,thetrackdebutedatnumber11ontheBillboardHot100followingitscommercialrelease,becomingthehighestdebutontheissueendingMarch16,1996.[37]Thesingleeventuallyreacheditspeakposition,atnumberfour,onApril13,1996.[38]"Ironic"iscurrentlyMorissette'shighest-chartinghitontheHot100chart.[39]OnotherUScharts,thesinglebecameherthirdnumber-onehitontheBillboardModernRockTracks,[40]whereitstayedforthreeweeks.[37][41][42]ThesongtoppedtheMainstreamTop40(PopSongs)chart,reachednumbertwoontheHot100Airplaychart(whichincludesbothpopandrhythmic/crossoverradiostations),reachednumberfiveonAdultTop40chartandpeakedatnumber28oftheAdultContemporarychart.[43] InAustralia,thesongdebutedatnumber40ontheARIASinglesChart.[44]Initseighthweek,itpeakedatnumberthreeonMay12,1996,whereitstayedfortwoweeks.ItwaslastappearedonthechartonJuly21,1996,atnumber37.Todate,"Ironic"isherbestchartingsongonthecountry.[44]InNewZealand,wherethesongwasreleasedasadoubleA-sidewith"YouOughtaKnow",[45]itdebutedatnumber13onApril21,1996,peakedatnumberthreeonMay19,andmadeitslastappearanceonthechartatnumber36onJune30,stayingattotalof11weeksinthetop50.[46]LikeinAustralia,"Ironic"becameMorissette'shighest-peakingsingleinNewZealand,butonlyatthetime;"ThankU"and"HandsClean"wouldcharthigherin1998and2002,respectively.[47] Thesongwasgenerallywell-receivedthroughoutEurope.IntheUnitedKingdom"Ironic"debutedandpeakedatnumber11,onApril20,1996.Itleftthecharteightweekslater,atnumber67.[48]IntheNorwegianSinglesCharts,itdebutedatnumber18,risingtonumber17thenextweek.Itrosetonumberfiveonitsthirdweek,andlaterpeakedatnumberfour,stayingthereforfiveweeks.Itlaterdroppedoneplace,andremainedthereforanothertwoweeks."Ironic"keptwithinthechartforseventeenweeks.[49]InBelgium,itreachedsixthplaceontheUltratop50(Flandersregion),andninthplaceontheUltratop50(Walloniazone).[50][51] Promotion[edit] Musicvideo[edit] ALincolnContinentalMarkV.Inthemusicvideo,Morissetteappearsdrivingasimilarcar. Themusicvideofor"Ironic"wasdirectedbyStéphaneSednaoui[52][53]andreleasedonJanuary23,1996.[54]Inthebeginningofthevideo,Morissetteisatagasstation,walkingtoherautomobile(1978LincolnContinentalMarkV)withacupofcoffeeinherhand.Then,shedriveshercarthroughawinterlandscape,andshebeginstosingthesong'sfirstverse.Whenitcomestothechorus,asecondMorissettecomesin.Sheisinagreensweaterandsitsinthebackseatonthepassengerside.Whenthefirstchorusends,athirdMorissettecomesin,andsheisinayellowsweaterwithbraidedhair,alsointhebackseat,butonthedriver'sside.Alongtheway,theyellowMorissetteissingingandeatingatthesametime,andwhenitcomestothesecondverse,afourthandlastMorissettecomesin,sheisinaredsweatersittinginthefrontpassengerseat.Duringthesecondchorus,sheclimbsoutofthewindowwhentheyarestilldrivingandalmostgetsknockedoutbyabridge,butstillmanagesasmileafterdoingso.ThecameracomesbacktothedrivingMorissette,afterthebreakdown,andshetakesoffherhat,tossesitintothebackseat,andbecomesasloudastheotherthreewhilesingingthesong.WhenMorissettesingstheoutro,sheisstilldrivingthroughthewinterlandscape,andsuddenlythecarbreaksdown(possiblyhavingrunoutofgas,whichmaybe"ironic"initselfsincethevideostartedwithheratagasstation).Morissette(asthedriver)getsoutofthecar,andallher"passengers"havedisappeared. InaninterviewforVoguein2015,Morissetterevealedthatherclothesinthevideoreflectedthepersonalitiesofeachcharacter.Thedriverinaredknitbeaniewastheoneincontrol,"theresponsibleone".Thespunkycharacter,whoMorissettereferstoasthe“quirkster,”wearsayellowsweaterwithacrownoflongswayingbraids.Morissettelikedthebraidssomuchthatshewouldoftenwearthemonstage.Thepassenger-seatgirlwearingadeepredsweaterandpajama-typepantswas"theromantic—wistfulandthoughtfulandalsotherisk-taker".Asforthegirlhead-banginginthebackseatingreensweater,Morissettesaid;"Thegirlingreenfeelsthemostlikethe'wholeme'.Thegreensweatergirl—funandfrolic-y.[She]getsintotrouble—she'sthegirlyouwantwithyouwhenyouareheadingtoawaterpark."[55] BlaineAllannotedinthebookTelevision:CriticalMethodsandApplications(2002)howMorissetteinteractswiththewatcher.HecommentedthatunlikeBritneySpears'"Lucky"musicvideo,whereSpearsplaysdualroleofagirlnamed"Lucky"andherfan,andbothappeartogetherinsomesceneshelpedbyvisualeffects,"Ironic"doesnotutilizethem,usingsolelyediting,givingthesensethatalltheMorissettesinteractwitheachother.[56]JournalistCarolVernallisalsofoundthatMorissette's"chitchat"wayofsingingthesongcreatesanintimateconnectionviewer.ShementionedthevideoinherbookExperiencingMusicVideo:AestheticsandCulturalContext(2004),whereshestudiedhowtheaudiencemaypayattentiontothelyricsofthesonginamusicvideo.Vernallisaddedthat"Ironic"musicvideofunctionsasalimitedexampleofhowthemeaningofasong'slyricsbecome"inaccessible"whentheyarevideotapedandtelevised.[57] CharlesAaronfromSpincalled"Ironic"musicvideo"neat".[58]ThevideowasnominatedforsixMTVVideoMusicAwardsin1996:"VideooftheYear","BestDirectioninaVideo","Viewer'sChoice","BestFemaleVideo","BestNewArtistinaVideo"and"BestEditing",winningthelastthree.[59]Itwasnominatedin1997fortheGrammyAwardforBestShortFormMusicVideo.[60]Also,itwaslistednumbereighteenatVH1's100GreatestVideos.[61] Inlate1996,aparodyversionofthevideowasreleasedfeaturinga6-year-oldCanadiangirlnamedAllisonRheaume,whomimicsMorissette'sactionsandwardrobewhilelipsyncingtotheoriginalsong.[62]Attheend,herfathernoticesherinthecarsittinginthedrivewayandtellshertostopfoolingaround.Thisversionofthevideo,directedbyDavidRheaume,[63]wasplayedonMTVandwasincludedonMorissette'sCD/DVDTheCollection(2005).[64] Alsoinlate1996,thevideowasspoofedbyJimmyTheCabDriverduringacommercialonMTV.[62]Inglewood,CArapperDBAFlipparodiedthevideoforhis1996single"It'sFridayNight(JustGotPaid)".Attheendofthevideo,Flip'scarrunsoutofgasasherollsuponanAlanisMorissettelookalikecarryingagascanandwearingoneofthejacketsfromthe"YouLearn"video.[65] CanadianbandRustyparodied"Ironic"ontheversion2ofthemusicvideofortheir1997single"EmptyCell".[66] "WeirdAl"Yankovicproducedaparodyversionofthevideoin2003forhistelevisioncomedyseriesAlTV,inwhichhetakestheplaceofthefourthversionofMorissetteinthefrontpassengerseat.[67] In2018,TorontoR&BsingerRamriddlzpaidtributeto"Ironic"onthemusicvideoforhissingle"WorstLove".[68] Liveperformances[edit] ThesinglewasaddedinthesetlistforMorissette'sconcerttour,JaggedLittlePillWorldTour(1995).[69]Thesongwasaddedtothetour'svideoalbumJaggedLittlePillLive(1997).[69]Sincethen,"Ironic"hasbeenincludedinheralbumsMTVUnplugged(1999),[70]FeastonScraps(2002),[71]LiveintheNavajoNation(2002),[72]andTheCollection,[73]aswellas1997GrammysandtheMTVUnpluggedcompilationalbums.[74][75] With"Ironic",Morissettedenotedhersupportforsame-sexmarriage.InMarch2004,MorissetteamendedalyricatthefifteenthannualGLAADMediaAwards:"It'smeetingthemanofmydreams/Andthenmeetinghisbeautifulhusband".[76][77]ShecommentedtoUSATodaythathersupportaboutsame-sexunions"goesastepfurtherthancleverlyrics."[78]Sheremarkedthat"[her]fantasywouldnowbetomarrysomeof[her]gaycouplefriends."[78]LaterinJune2004,shesaidtoVH1:"Idon'thaveanygay-couplefriendswhoareformallyengaged,butIwouldbehonoredtosupportthegaycommunityinthatway...Ididitasasortofspontaneousthingataradiostationaboutamonthagowithacouple,andmyheartwassowiththem."[76]MorissetterecordedanacousticversionofthesongwiththechangedlyricforheriTunesOriginalsrelease,in2004.[79]AnotheracousticversionwasrecordedforthealbumJaggedLittlePillAcoustic,[80][81]aswellforthecompilationalbumCities97Sampler,Volume16(2004).[82]MorissettealsoperformedthesongwithAvrilLavigneattheHouseofBluesin2005.[83] Coversanduseinmedia[edit] In2003,Ji-InChocoveredthesongfortheGermanversionoftheFameAcademytalentshow,whichbecameasuccessintheGermancharts.[84]"Ironic"wascoveredin2007byMexicanduetJesse&JoyfortheiralbumEstaEsMiVidaSesiones,[85]andthepoppunkbandFourYearStrongfortheir90scoveralbumExplainsItAll(2009).[86] Inthe1996novelNaïve.SuperbyNorwegianauthorErlendLoe,theprotagonistwatchesthevideoforthesongontelevisionanddreamsabout"meetinganAlanis-girlandlivinginahousetogetherwithher".[87]IntheJayandSilentBobcomicChasingDogma(1998),thecharacterTriciaJonesissinging"Ironic"beforeJaystepsintotheshower.[88]ThemusicofthesongwasfeaturedintheromanticcomedyfilmICouldNeverBeYourWoman(2007),whereSaoirseRonan,asIzzieMensforth,singsanalteredversionofthelyricsinatalentshow.[89]Italsomadeapredominantappearanceastheopenerto2013comedyfilmTheInternship,starringOwenWilsonandVinceVaughn,astheysingalongtoit.[90] In2015,MorissetteappearedonTheLateLateShowwithJamesCordenandsangaversionofthesongwithnewlyrics"updated"forthetechnologyera,andanhomagetothelinguisticsoftheoriginalmentionedabove.[91] Tracklisting[edit] CDsingle,cassette[3][22] "Ironic" –3:49 "YouOughtaKnow"(acoustic/livefromtheGrammyAwards) –3:48 "MaryJane"(live) –5:52 "AllIReallyWant"(live) –5:22 Specialeditionmaxisingle[22][92] "Ironic"(albumversion) –3:48 "Forgiven"(live) –6:09 "NottheDoctor"(live) –6:05 "WakeUp"(live) –5:05 Personnel[edit] Creditsadaptedfrom"Ironic"CDsingle:[3] AlanisMorissette –vocals,producer,writer GlenBallard –producer,guitar,writer LanceMorrison –bassguitar RobLadd –drumsandpercussion MichaelThompson –organ BasilFung –guitar ChrisFogel –mixing Charts[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] 1996weeklychartperformancefor"Ironic" Chart(1996) Peakposition Australia(ARIA)[93] 3 Belgium(Ultratop50Flanders)[94] 6 Belgium(Ultratop50Wallonia)[95] 9 CanadaTopSingles(RPM)[31] 1 CanadaAdultContemporary(RPM)[36] 6 CanadaRock/Alternative(RPM)[35] 1 Europe(EurochartHot100)[96] 22 France(SNEP)[97] 16 Germany(OfficialGermanCharts)[98] 8 Iceland(ÍslenskiListinnTopp40)[99] 8 Ireland(IRMA)[100] 8 Netherlands(DutchTop40)[101] 6 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[102] 6 NewZealand(RecordedMusicNZ)[46]DoubleA-sidewith"YouOughtaKnow" 3 Norway(VG-lista)[103] 4 Scotland(OCC)[104] 9 Sweden(Sverigetopplistan)[105] 24 Switzerland(SchweizerHitparade)[106] 9 UKSingles(OCC)[107] 11 USBillboardHot100[108] 4 USAdultAlternativeSongs(Billboard)[109] 7 USAdultContemporary(Billboard)[110] 28 USAdultTop40(Billboard)[111] 5 USAlternativeAirplay(Billboard)[112] 1 USMainstreamRock(Billboard)[113] 18 USMainstreamTop40(Billboard)[114] 1 2015weeklychartperformancefor"Ironic" Chart(2015) Peakposition Poland(PolishAirplayTop100)[115] 81 Year-endcharts[edit] Year-endchartperformancefor"Ironic" Chart(1996) Position Australia(ARIA)[116] 25 Belgium(Ultratop50Flanders)[117] 31 Belgium(Ultratop50Wallonia)[118] 45 CanadaTopSingles(RPM)[119] 2 CanadaAdultContemporary(RPM)[120] 37 CanadaRock/Alternative(RPM)[121] 5 Europe(EurochartHot100)[122] 61 France(SNEP)[123] 57 Germany(OfficialGermanCharts)[124] 40 Iceland(ÍslenskiListinnTopp40)[125] 38 Netherlands(DutchTop40)[126] 39 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[127] 46 Switzerland(SchweizerHitparade)[128] 51 USBillboardHot100[129] 13 All-timecharts[edit] All-timechartperformancefor"Ironic" Chart Position USMainstreamTop40(Billboard)[130] 99 Certifications[edit] Certificationsandsalesfor"Ironic" Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales Australia(ARIA)[116] Gold 35,000^ Denmark(IFPIDanmark)[131] Gold 45,000 France(SNEP)[132] Gold 250,000* Italy(FIMI)[133]salessince2009 Gold 35,000 NewZealand(RMNZ)[134] Gold 5,000* Norway(IFPINorway)[135] Gold   UnitedKingdom(BPI)[137] Platinum 664,000[136] UnitedStates(RIAA)[139] Gold 600,000[138] *Salesfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.^Shipmentsfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.Sales+streamingfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. Releasehistory[edit] Releasedatesandformatsfor"Ironic" Region Date Format(s) Label Ref(s). Canada February27,1996 CDsinglecassettesinglemaxisingle WarnerBros. [140][141] France [142] UnitedStates [143][144] UnitedKingdom April8,1996 CDsinglecassettesingle Maverick [145] Germany April19,1996 WarnerBros. 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