I Stay Away
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| "I Stay Away" | ||
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| Single by Alice in Chains | ||
| Released | 1994 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 4:14 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Alice in Chains | |
I Stay Away is the first single off American grunge band Alice in Chains's second EP Jar of Flies. It reached #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks. It is notably softer than Alice in Chains's previous recordings on both Facelift and Dirt. It also uses a great deal of instrumentation that Alice In Chains had previously not attempted, including horns and string instruments.
[edit] Music Video
The music video to the song has been said to be the band's best. It is entirely stop-motion animation, featuring the band members in puppet form in a circus. The video was directed by Nick Domkin.
It was also featured on an episode of Beavis & Butthead
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Singles | Chart | Position |
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| I Stay Away | 1994 | Mainstream Rock tracks (US) | No. 10 |
| Alice in Chains |
| Jerry Cantrell | Mike Inez | Sean Kinney | William DuVall |
| Layne Staley | Mike Starr |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Facelift | Dirt | Alice in Chains |
| EPs: We Die Young | Sap | Jar of Flies |
| Live Albums: MTV Unplugged | Live |
| Compilations: Nothing Safe: Best of the Box | Music Bank | Greatest Hits | The Essential Alice in Chains |
| Singles: "Bleed The Freak" | "'We Die Young" | "Man in the Box" | "Sea of Sorrow" | "Would?" | "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" | "Rooster" | "Down in a Hole" | "What the Hell Have I" | "Got Me Wrong" | "No Excuses" "I Stay Away" | "Grind" | "Heaven Beside You" | "Again" | "Over Now" | "Get Born Again" | "Fear the Voices" |
| Videos |
| Live Facelift | The Nona Tapes | MTV Unplugged | Music Bank: The Videos |
| Related content |
| Articles: Grunge music | Singles | Mad Season | MTV Unplugged |
| Categories: Alice in Chains | Alice in Chains Albums | Alice in Chains songs |
