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| Single by Alice in Chains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Alice in Chains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | April - August 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Grunge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:05 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Lyrics: Layne Staley Music: Jerry Cantrell |
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| Producer | Toby Wright, Alice in Chains | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Again" is a song by Alice in Chains, released on their album Alice in Chains (1995). The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006). A remixed version of the song was included on the box set Music Bank (1999).
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Release and reception
"Again" was released as a single in 1996. "Again" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and at number 36 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1997.[1]
In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection, guitarist Jerry Cantrell said of the song:
This guy, Praga Kahn, did three different mixes. One I didn't like, the second one had horns and strings without too many guitars or drums, which I kinda liked. Then there was [the Tatoo of Pain Mix], which was cool too. We put a couple out as "B" sides in Europe. Personally, I never got used to the idea that you had to give some places extra songs and not others, it should be the same for everybody as far as I'm concerned.[2]
Music video
The music video for "Again" was released in 1996 and was co-directed by George Vale and vocalist Layne Staley. The music video was nominated for Best Hard Rock Video at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.[3] The video is available on the home video release Music Bank: The Videos.
Live performances
"Again" has been known to be performed with vocalist Layne Staley three times collectively: Once on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1996, during all of the shows when Alice in Chains was opening up for the reunited Kiss in the beginning of July 1996, and also on a show called Saturday Night Special in 1996. In 2009, the group performed "Again" at Adelaide Soundwave in Adelaide, Australia with new vocalist William Duvall. A live performance of "Again" can be found on the live album Live.
Track listing
- "Again" (Club Mix) (also known as Jungle Mix)
- "Again" (Tattoo of Pain Mix)
- "Again" (LP version)
Personnel
- Layne Staley – lead vocals
- Jerry Cantrell – guitars, vocals
- Mike Inez – bass
- Sean Kinney – drums, percussion
Chart positions
| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| US Mainstream Rock Tracks[4] | 8 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks[4] | 36 |
References
- ^ "39th Grammy Awards - 1997". Rockonthenet.com. http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1997/grammys.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ Liner notes, Music Bank box set. 1999.
- ^ "1996 MTV Video Music Awards". Rockonthenet.com. http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1996/mtvvmas.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ a b "Artist Chart History – Alice in Chains". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=3943&model.vnuAlbumId=454488. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
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