alice in chains jar of flies was released on january 25, 1994.
when was alice in chains jar of flies released?
january 25 , 1994
jar of flies is the third studio ep by the american rock band alice in chains, released on january 25, 1994, through columbia records. this is alice in chains' second acoustic ep, preceded by 1992's "sap", and it is the first ep in music history to debut at no. 1 on the "billboard" 200 chart, with the first week sales exceeding 141,000 copies in the united states. the ep was self-produced by the band and recorded over the course of a week at the london bridge studio in seattle. the tracks "no excuses", "i stay away" and "don't follow" were released as singles to promote the album. "jar of flies" was nominated for two grammy awards in 1995; best recording package and best hard rock performance for "i stay away".
jar of flies
alice in chains was formed in 1987 by guitarist jerry cantrell and drummer sean kinney, who then recruited bassist mike starr and singer layne staley. the band signed to columbia records in 1989 and released its first ep, "we die young", in july 1990. later that year, the band released its debut studio album, "facelift". the single "man in the box", which reached number 18 on the mainstream rock chart, helped "facelift" achieve double platinum status. the band toured in support of the album for two years before releasing the acoustic ep "sap" 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, 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. 1994 saw the release of alice in chains' second acoustic ep, "jar of flies". it entered the charts in the top slot, making it the first alice in chains release—and the first ep in history—to debut at number one. in 1995, the band released a self-titled album, which debuted at the top of the "billboard" 200, and has since been awarded—along with "facelift"—double platinum status while "jar of flies" maintains quadruple platinum status. alice in chains entered a hiatus after not touring since the release of "dirt".
alice in chains discography