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Alice In Chains
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- Album
- Facelift
- Released
- 1990
- Genres
- grunge, post-grunge
- Length
- 4:45
- Tempo
- 106 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
The track was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1992, though Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge won that award. Its music video was also nominated, for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video, losing to Aerosmith's The Other Side. It is one of the most popular and well-known Alice in Chains songs, despite peaking only at No. 18 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
What it's about
Layne Staley said the song is about censorship in the mass media. He also said he was stoned when he wrote it.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 6 other songs, like “Confusion Vol. 1 by Ph0ton”.
- Covered 6 times, including “Man in the Box (Cover) by Killstation”.
- Written by Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley.
- Produced by Dave Jerden.
- Recorded at London Bridge Studio - Seattle.