Best Rock Song

The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is a songwriter's award, recognizing best achievement in songwriting across the spectrum of rock music, including metal. Eligible songs must comprise music and lyrics.

38th Annual Grammy Awards • 1996

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1994 and Aug 30, 1995

Alanis Morissette won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song with "You Oughta Know"

Winners & Nominees 1996

Winner
Nominees
  • Alanis Morissette

    You Oughta Know

    Glen Ballard, Alanis Morissette

  • Bob Dylan

    Dignity (Track)

    Bob Dylan

  • Neil Young

    Downtown (Single)

    Neil Young

  • U2

    Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Single)

    U2

  • Hurt (Track)

    Trent Reznor

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Year Winner Work
2026 Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross As Alive As You Need Me To Be All Nominees
2025 St. Vincent Broken Man All Nominees
2024 Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, boygenius Not Strong Enough All Nominees
2023 Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth Broken Horses All Nominees
2022 David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Foo Fighters Waiting On A War All Nominees
2021 Brittany Howard Stay High All Nominees
2020 Gary Clark, Jr. This Land All Nominees
2019 Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent Masseduction All Nominees
2018 Foo Fighters, David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear Run All Nominees
2017 David Bowie Blackstar All Nominees
2016 Alabama Shakes, Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard, Steve Johnson Don't Wanna Fight All Nominees
2015 Hayley Williams, Taylor York Ain't It Fun All Nominees
2014 David Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear Cut Me Some Slack All Nominees
2013 Dan Auerbach, Danger Mouse, Patrick Carney, The Black Keys Lonely Boy All Nominees
2012 Foo Fighters Walk All Nominees
2011 Neil Young Angry World All Nominees
2010 Kings Of Leon Use Somebody All Nominees
2009 Bruce Springsteen Girls In Their Summer Clothes All Nominees
2008 Bruce Springsteen Radio Nowhere All Nominees
2007 Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith Dani California All Nominees
2006 U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. City Of Blinding Lights All Nominees
2005 U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. Vertigo All Nominees
2004 Jack White Seven Nation Army All Nominees
2003 Bruce Springsteen The Rising All Nominees
2002 Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood Drops Of Jupiter All Nominees
2001 Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti With Arms Wide Open All Nominees
2000 Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith Scar Tissue All Nominees
1999 Alanis Morissette Uninvited All Nominees
1998 Jakob Dylan One Headlight All Nominees
1997 Tracy Chapman Give Me One Reason All Nominees
1996 Glen Ballard, Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know All Nominees
1995 Bruce Springsteen Streets Of Philadelphia All Nominees
1994 David Pirner Runaway Train All Nominees
1993 Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon Layla All Nominees
1992 Sting Soul Cages All Nominees
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