Jar of Flies

Jar of Flies
EP by
Alice in Chains
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1994 (1994-01-25)
RecordedSeptember 7–14, 1993[1]
StudioLondon Bridge (Seattle)[1]
Genre
Length30:49
LabelColumbia
ProducerAlice in Chains
Alice in Chains chronology
Dirt
(1992)		 Jar of Flies
(1994)		 Alice in Chains
(1995)
Singles from Jar of Flies
  1. "No Excuses"
    Released: January 1994
  2. "I Stay Away"
    Released: March 1994

Jar of Flies is the third extended play (EP) by Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains is an American rock band. Columbia Records released the EP on January 25, 1994. It is the first EP to be number one on the Billboard 200 music chart.[4] The band wrote and made the EP in one week.

Many music critics liked the EP. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) gave it a quadruple platinum certification. This is because the band has sold over 4 million copies of the EP.[5] Jar of Flies was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1995.[6][7]

Recording

In 1993, Alice in Chains had a concert tour for Dirt. During the tour, they fired bass guitar player Mike Starr.[8] Mike Inez joined the band to play the bass guitar. After playing music at Lollapalooza, the band went home to Seattle. They did not pay rent on their house in Seattle, so they could not live there. They moved into London Bridge Studio in Seattle.[9]

The band started making music for the EP on September 7, 1993. On some days, they worked for 14–18 hours.[1] They finished making the music in seven days. Toby Wright mixed the album from September 17 to September 22.[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Layne Staley, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Rotten Apple" Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez6:58
2."Nutshell" Cantrell, Inez, Sean Kinney4:19
3."I Stay Away" Cantrell, Inez4:14
4."No Excuses"CantrellCantrell4:15
5."Whale & Wasp"no lyricsCantrell2:37
6."Don't Follow"CantrellCantrell4:22
7."Swing on This" Cantrell, Inez, Kinney4:04
Total length:30:49

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 de Sola 2015, p. 207.
  2. ↑ "50 Greatest Grunge Albums". Rolling Stone. April 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Carroll, Rob (May 20, 2014). "10 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1994". Loudwire. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ Enos, Morgan (April 19, 2018). "Kanye West Announces 7-Song Album: Here Are 17 Other Classic Albums With Only 7 Tracks". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "RIAA Jar of Flies certifications". RIAA. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "THE 37TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1995. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ "37th Annual Grammy Awards - 1995". Rock On The Net. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
  8. ↑ de Sola 2015, pp. 191–194.
  9. ↑ "Alice In Chains". Archived from the original on March 1, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2026.

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