The discography

Discography

Discography is the study and listing of the details concerning sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified musical genres...

 of Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

, a Seattle, Washington-USA-based rock

Rock music

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 band, consists of four studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

s, three extended play

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

s (EP), two live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

s, four compilations

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

, eighteen music video

Music video

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s and twenty-three singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

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Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

 was formed in 1987 by singer Layne Staley

Layne Staley

Layne Thomas Staley was an American musician who served as the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains, which was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the...

 and guitarist Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...

, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr

Mike Starr (musician)

Michael Christopher "Mike" Starr was an American musician, best known as the original bassist in Alice in Chains, with whom he played from the band's formation in 1987 until 1993.- Career :...

 and drummer Sean Kinney

Sean Kinney

Sean Howard Kinney is an American musician best known for being the drummer of the influential grunge band Alice in Chains....

. The band signed to Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 in 1989, and released its first EP, We Die Young

We Die Young

-Personnel:*Layne Staley – vocals*Jerry Cantrell – guitar, backing vocals*Mike Starr – bass*Sean Kinney – drums, percussion-External links:*[ Review of "We Die Young"] at Allmusic...

, in July 1990. Later that year, the band released its debut studio album, Facelift

Facelift (album)

Facelift is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. The album was released on August 21, 1990. The album is the band's second highest selling album and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the United States.-Background and...

. The single "Man in the Box

Man in the Box

"Man in the Box" is a single by the rock group Alice in Chains. It was released as a single in 1991 after being featured on the group's debut full-length album Facelift...

", which reached number 18 on the mainstream rock charts, helped Facelift achieve double Platinum status. The band toured in support of the album for two years before releasing the acoustic EP Sap

Sap (album)

I "Right Turn" is credited to Alice Mudgarden in the liner notes.II "Love Song" is unlisted on the CD.-Personnel:Alice in Chains*Layne Staley – vocals, drums on "Love Song"*Jerry Cantrell – guitar, vocals, bass on "Love Song"...

in early 1992. In September 1992, Alice in Chains released Dirt. The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number six on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, and was certified quadruple Platinum. The band did not tour in support of Dirt for very long, due to Staley's drug addiction. While touring, Starr left the band due to personal reasons and was replaced by Mike Inez

Mike Inez

Mike Inez is a rock musician best known for his role as the bassist of Alice in Chains. Inez has also worked with other popular musical acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, and Heart. Inez is of Filipino ancestry.-Career:...

. 1994 saw the release of Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies

Jar of Flies

Jar of Flies is the third studio EP by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on January 25, 1994 through Columbia Records. It is the first EP in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 Chart and was well-received by critics.-Background and recording:Following Alice in...

. It debuted at number one, making it the first Alice in Chains release—and the first-ever EP—to do so. In 1995, the band released a self–titled album

Alice in Chains (album)

Alice in Chains is the eponymous third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. Released on November 7, 1995, it was the follow-up to the highly successful Dirt...

, which debuted at the top of the U.S. charts, and has since been awarded—along with Facelift and Jar of Flies—double Platinum status. Alice in Chains entered a hiatus after not touring since the release of Dirt.

From 1996 to 2002, the band was mostly inactive, releasing two live albums, including the successful Unplugged

Unplugged (Alice in Chains album)

*The DVD release shows another take of "Sludge Factory", in which Layne Staley mixes up the lyrics at the beginning of the song which is ended shortly after...

, and three compilations. On April 20, 2002, Staley was found dead in his home after overdosing on heroin and cocaine

Cocaine

Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...

, causing Alice in Chains to break up. In 2005, the band reunited with new vocalist William DuVall

William DuVall

thumb|200px|right|William DuVall performing with [[Alice In Chains]] at Roskilde Festival 2010William DuVall is an American musician, best known as current lead singer for Alice In Chains, following the death of the band's original lead singer Layne Staley.DuVall is also co-founder, lead singer,...

. On April 25, 2009, it was announced that Alice in Chains had signed to Virgin

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

/EMI

EMI Records

EMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide...

 making it the band's first label change in their 20-plus year career. Black Gives Way to Blue

Black Gives Way to Blue

Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released in September 2009. The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue is their first release with new vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, who took over from the late...

, the group's first album with DuVall, was released on September 29, 2009. Alice in Chains has discussed the possibility of making a fifth studio album in the future.

Studio albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds)
		US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...	FIN	GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	NLD MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...	NZ	NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
1990	Facelift Facelift (album) Facelift is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. The album was released on August 21, 1990. The album is the band's second highest selling album and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the United States.-Background and... Released: August 21, 1990 Label: Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...  (#46075) Format: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... , LP Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...	42	38	53	—	64	—	—	—	—	24	US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : 2× Platinum
1992	Dirt Released: September 29, 1992 Label: Columbia (#52475) Format: CD, cassette, LP	6	13	25	—	37	17	—	15	11	42	US: 4× Platinum CAN Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : Platinum UK British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... : Gold
1995	Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (album) Alice in Chains is the eponymous third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. Released on November 7, 1995, it was the follow-up to the highly successful Dirt... Released: November 7, 1995 Label: Columbia (#47248) Format: CD, cassette, LP	1	5	5	13	93	75	28	11	11	37	US: 2× Platinum CAN: Platinum
2009	Black Gives Way to Blue Black Gives Way to Blue Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released in September 2009. The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue is their first release with new vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, who took over from the late... Released: September 29, 2009 Label: Virgin Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... /EMI EMI Records EMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide... Format: CD, LP, DI	5	12	4	11	21	34	7	9	20	19	US: Gold CAN: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	Details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
		US	AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	CAN	GER	NLD	NZ	NOR	SWE	SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
1990	We Die Young We Die Young -Personnel:*Layne Staley – vocals*Jerry Cantrell – guitar, backing vocals*Mike Starr – bass*Sean Kinney – drums, percussion-External links:*[ Review of "We Die Young"] at Allmusic... Released: July 1990 Label: Columbia Format: cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Sap Sap (album) I "Right Turn" is credited to Alice Mudgarden in the liner notes.II "Love Song" is unlisted on the CD.-Personnel:Alice in Chains*Layne Staley – vocals, drums on "Love Song"*Jerry Cantrell – guitar, vocals, bass on "Love Song"... Released: February 4, 1992 Label: Columbia (#67059) Format: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold
1994	Jar of Flies Jar of Flies Jar of Flies is the third studio EP by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on January 25, 1994 through Columbia Records. It is the first EP in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 Chart and was well-received by critics.-Background and recording:Following Alice in... Released: January 25, 1994 Label: Columbia (#57628) Format: CD, cassette, LP	1	22	5	25	17	1	7	6	31	US: 3× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum UK: Silver
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

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1996	MTV Unplugged Unplugged (Alice in Chains album) *The DVD release shows another take of "Sludge Factory", in which Layne Staley mixes up the lyrics at the beginning of the song which is ended shortly after... Released: July 30, 1996 Label: Columbia (#67703) Format: CD, cassette, LP	3	12	23	11	13	46	33	8	9	7	41	20	US: Platinum CAN: Gold
2000	Live Live (Alice in Chains album) -Personnel:Alice in Chains*Layne Staley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar*Sean Kinney – drums*Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar, vocals*Mike Inez – bass *Mike Starr – bass Production*Compilation producer – Peter Fletcher... Released: December 5, 2000 Label: Columbia (#85274) Format: CD	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Compilation albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
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1994	Jar of Flies/Sap Released: 1994 Label: Columbia (#4757132) Format: 2-CD	—	2	—	—	4
1999	Nothing Safe: Best of the Box Nothing Safe: Best of the Box -Personnel:*Jerry Cantrell - Guitar, backing vocals and lead vocals on "Grind"*Layne Staley - Lead vocals and guitar on "Angry Chair" and "Grind"*Mike Starr - Bass *Mike Inez - Bass *Sean Kinney - Drums*Alice in Chains - Producer... Released: June 29, 1999 Label: Columbia (#63649) Format: CD	20	—	37	41	—	US: Platinum
	Music Bank Music Bank - Disc two :-Disc three :-Personnel:*Mark Arm - Assistant vocals on "Right Turn"*Jeff Beck - Graphic Design*Jerry Cantrell - guitar, vocals*Chris Cornell - Assistant guitar, lyrics, vocals on "Right Turn"*Peter Cronin - Photography... Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Columbia (#69580) Format: 3-CD box set	123	—	—	—	—	US: Gold
2001	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Alice in Chains album) Greatest Hits is a greatest hits collection by the grunge band Alice in Chains. It was released on July 24, 2001 on Columbia Records.-Overview:... Released: July 24, 2001 Label: Columbia (#85922) Format: CD	112	—	—	—	—	US: Gold
2006	The Essential Alice in Chains The Essential Alice in Chains The Essential Alice in Chains is a two-disc compilation album by the grunge band Alice in Chains, and part of Sony BMG's The Essential series... Released: September 5, 2006 Label: Columbia (#92090) Format: 2-CD set	139	—	—	—	—
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Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Album
		US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US Alt	US Main	US Rock Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...	AUS	CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	CAN Alt Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie...	IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	NLD	UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
1990	"We Die Young We Die Young -Personnel:*Layne Staley – vocals*Jerry Cantrell – guitar, backing vocals*Mike Starr – bass*Sean Kinney – drums, percussion-External links:*[ Review of "We Die Young"] at Allmusic... "	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Facelift
1991	"Man in the Box Man in the Box "Man in the Box" is a single by the rock group Alice in Chains. It was released as a single in 1991 after being featured on the group's debut full-length album Facelift... "	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Bleed the Freak Bleed the Freak "Bleed the Freak" is a song by the grunge group Alice in Chains and the third single from their first album Facelift . A demo version of the song was included on the box set Music Bank .-Lyrics:... "	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Sea of Sorrow Sea of Sorrow "Sea of Sorrow" is the fourth single by the rock band Alice in Chains. It was released in 1991 and featured on their debut full-length album Facelift . The song was included on the compilation album The Essential Alice in Chains... "	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Would? Would? "Would?" is a single by grunge band Alice in Chains. The song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 movie Singles, in which the members of Alice in Chains make a cameo appearance and later appeared on the band's album Dirt, also released in 1992... "	—	—	31	—	69	—	—	—	33	19	Dirt
	"Them Bones Them Bones "Them Bones" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains. The song was released as the second single from their second album, Dirt . The song was also included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box , Music Bank , Greatest Hits , The Essential Alice in Chains... "	—	30	24	—	93	—	—	22	—	26
	"Angry Chair Angry Chair "Angry Chair" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was the third single from their album Dirt . It is the twelfth or eleventh song on the album, depending on the edition... "	—	27	34	—	—	—	—	28	—	33
1993	"Rooster Rooster (song) "Rooster" is a grunge song by the band Alice in Chains. The song was released as a single in 1993 and is featured on the band's second studio album, Dirt . The song was included on the compilation albums Unplugged , Music Bank , Greatest Hits , and The Essential Alice in Chains... "	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Down in a Hole Down in a Hole "Down in a Hole" is a single from Alice in Chains' album Dirt . It is the fourth song on most pressings of the album and twelfth on others... "	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	29	—	36
	"What the Hell Have I What the Hell Have I "What the Hell Have I" is a track by grunge band Alice in Chains. It was first featured on the soundtrack to the 1993 John McTiernan film Last Action Hero starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The song was included on the compilation album Nothing Safe: Best of the Box... "	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Last Action Hero Last Action Hero Last Action Hero is a 1993 American action-comedy-fantasy film directed and produced by John McTiernan. It is a satire of the action genre and its clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film.... soundtrack
1994	"No Excuses No Excuses "No Excuses" is the lead single off American grunge band Alice in Chains's third EP, Jar of Flies . The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box , Music Bank , Greatest Hits , and The Essential Alice in Chains .-Composition:The song's sound is a departure from some... "

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Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...

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Clerks (soundtrack)

Clerks is the 1994 soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack features alternative rock songs performed by various artists, as well as audio clips from the film. Famously, the cost of licensing the songs on the soundtrack cost more than the film cost to make.-Track listing:...

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Grind (song)

"Grind" is a song by American grunge band Alice in Chains and the lead single from their album Alice in Chains . It serves as the opening track to the album but, despite being its first single, did not experience the radio longevity of some of its contemporaries...

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Heaven Beside You

"Heaven Beside You" is a song by Alice in Chains, from their album Alice in Chains . The song was included on the compilation albums Music Bank , Greatest Hits , and The Essential Alice in Chains .-Composition:...

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Over Now

"Over Now" is a song by the Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains, released on their album Alice in Chains . It was a single from the band's MTV Unplugged performance, and was used to close the televised broadcast...

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Again (Alice in Chains song)

"Again" is a song by Alice in Chains, released on their album Alice in Chains . The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box , Greatest Hits , and The Essential Alice in Chains...

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Get Born Again

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Fear the Voices

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A Looking in View

"A Looking in View" is a song by Alice in Chains, featured on their fourth studio album Black Gives Way to Blue . It was released as the first single from the album on June 30, 2009, marking it as the band's first single since the previous decade. The song was the band's first release with vocalist...

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Check My Brain

"Check My Brain" is a song by Alice in Chains, featured on their fourth studio album Black Gives Way to Blue . It was released as the second single from the album on August 17, 2009. The single topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Billboard Rock Songs charts in September 2009...

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Your Decision

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Lesson Learned

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Soundtracks

Year	Song	Album	Comments
1992	"Would?"	Singles soundtrack	Later appeared on Dirt.
1993	"What the Hell Have I?" and "A Little Bitter"	Last Action Hero Last Action Hero Last Action Hero is a 1993 American action-comedy-fantasy film directed and produced by John McTiernan. It is a satire of the action genre and its clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film.... soundtrack	These songs later appeared on Music Bank.
1994	"Them Bones"	Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, known as in Japan and Australia, is a 1994 Japanese animated film adaptation of the Street Fighter II fighting games written by Kenichi Imai, directed by Gisaburō Sugii and animated by Group TAC. The film, originally released in Japan on August 8, 1994, has... English soundtrack	Originally appeared on Dirt.
1995	"Got Me Wrong"	Clerks Clerks Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances... soundtrack Clerks (soundtrack) Clerks is the 1994 soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack features alternative rock songs performed by various artists, as well as audio clips from the film. Famously, the cost of licensing the songs on the soundtrack cost more than the film cost to make.-Track listing:...	Originally appeared on Sap.
2004	"Them Bones"	Riding Giants Riding Giants Riding Giants is a 2004 documentary film directed and narrated by Stacy Peralta, a famous skater/surfer who helped define modern skateboarding. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding... soundtrack and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Originally appeared on Dirt.
2009	"Rooster"	Terminator Salvation Terminator Salvation Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth installment in the Terminator series, the film is set in 2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human Resistance fighting... soundtrack	Originally appeared on Dirt.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1989	"Killing Yourself" (live)	Bill Board
1990	"We Die Young" (version one)	The Art Institute of Seattle The Art Institute of Seattle The Art Institute of Seattle in Seattle, Washington is one of The Art Institutes, a system of more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts...
	"We Die Young" (version two)	Rocky Schenck Rocky Schenck Rocky Schenck is an American music video director and photographer. He has worked with such artists as Adele, Nick Cave, Joni Mitchell, The Cramps, Alice in Chains, Redd Kross, Godsmack, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Rod Stewart, and Van Halen, among others...
1991	"Sea of Sorrow" (version one)	Paul Rachman Paul Rachman Paul Rachman is an American film director who directed the highly praised 2006 documentary on punk music American Hardcore which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures Classics. He is also one of the founders of the Slamdance Film Festival...
	"Man in the Box"
	"Sea of Sorrow" (version two)	Martyn Atkins
1992	"Would?"	Cameron Crowe Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes.... Josh Taft Josh Taft Josh Taft is an American music video director. He has directed music videos for Stone Temple Pilots , Nas , A Tribe Called Quest , Cypress Hill , Mother Love Bone , and Pearl Jam ,...
	"Them Bones"	Rocky Schenck
	"Angry Chair"	Matt Mahurin Matt Mahurin Matt Mahurin is an American illustrator, photographer and film director. Mahurin's illustrations appear in Time, Newsweek, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Forbes, and The New York Times.Mahurin's work as a photo essayist has dealt with subjects such as homelessness, people with AIDS, the...
1993	"Rooster"	Mark Pellington Mark Pellington -Life and career:Pellington was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He directed The Mothman Prophecies, a 2002 film starring Richard Gere dealing with mysterious deaths foretold by a strange red-eyed flying creature, Mothman, as well as Arlington Road in 1999 starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges....
	"What the Hell Have I?"	Rocky Schenck
	"Down in a Hole"	Nigel Dick Nigel Dick Nigel Dick is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas?", as well as over 300 other music videos.Nigel Dick should not be confused with the Australian Dr...
1994	"No Excuses"	Matt Mahurin
	"I Stay Away"	Nick Donkin
1995	"Grind"	Rocky Schenck
1996	"Heaven Beside You"	Frank W. Ockenfels III
	"Again"	George Vale Layne Staley
1999	"Get Born Again"	Paul Fedor
2009	"A Looking in View"	Stephen Schuster
	"Check My Brain"	Alexandre Courtes Alex and Martin Alex and Martin were a music video directing duo consisting of Alex Courtes and Martin Fougerol. They directed several music videos with artists such as The White Stripes and U2....
	"Your Decision"	Stephen Schuster
2010	"Lesson Learned"	Paul Matthaeus
	"Acid Bubble"	Nick Goso

Videos

Year	Video details	U.S peak	RIAA certifications
1991	Live Facelift Live Facelift Live Facelift is a video released in 1991 by the band Alice in Chains containing live footage of songs off of their debut album, Facelift... Released: 1991 Label: Columbia (#49081) Format: VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....	—	Gold
1995	The Nona Tapes The Nona Tapes The Nona Tapes is a 1995 mockumentary by the grunge band Alice in Chains. Because it is no longer for sale, original copies are considered a rarity, however, in 2006 Best Buy offered a DVD version for free for a limited time with purchases of The Essential Alice in Chains.-Overview:The Nona Tapes... Released: December 12, 1995 Label: Columbia (#50137) Format: VHS	32	Gold
1996	Unplugged Unplugged (Alice in Chains album) *The DVD release shows another take of "Sludge Factory", in which Layne Staley mixes up the lyrics at the beginning of the song which is ended shortly after... Released: July 24, 1996 Label: Columbia (#50148) Format: VHS, DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....	7	Gold
1999	Music Bank: The Videos Music Bank: The Videos Music Bank: The Videos is a video release by grunge band Alice in Chains containing all of the band's music videos. It was originally released on VHS in 1999 and was re-released in 2001 on DVD... Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Columbia (#50208) Format: VHS, DVD	11	Gold
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External links

• Official website