In Praise of the Vulnerable Man

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"In Praise of the Vulnerable Man"
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Single by Alanis Morissette
from the album Flavors of Entanglement
B-side "Break"
ReleasedAugust 18, 2008 (2008-08-18)
Genre Rock
Length3:26 (radio edit)
4:07 (album version)
Label Maverick Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Guy Sigsworth
Alanis Morissette singles chronology
"Underneath"
(2008)
"In Praise of the Vulnerable Man"
(2008)
"Not as We"
(2008)

"In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" is a song from Alanis Morissette's seventh studio album, Flavors of Entanglement. The single was released to digital download on August 18, 2008. The digital single includes the radio edit and the b-side "Break". The performance on the TV show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was used as the video clip and the only form of disclosure of the single. The song was performed on the "Flavors of Entanglement Tour".

Track listing

  1. "In Praise Of the Vulnerable Man" (Radio Edit) – 3:26
  2. "Break" – 3:09

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