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| "I Stay Away" | ||||
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 Promotional CD single | ||||
| Single by Alice in Chains | ||||
| from the EP Jar of Flies | ||||
| Released | March 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 7–14, 1993 | |||
| Studio | London Bridge (Seattle) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Layne Staley | |||
| Producer(s) |
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| Alice in Chains singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Stay Away" on YouTube | ||||
"I Stay Away" is a song from Alice in Chains' 1994 EP Jar of Flies, and the second single from the album. This song marked the first time the band wrote with bassist Mike Inez.[2] The single reached No. 10 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks, and stayed in the chart for 26 weeks.[3] "I Stay Away" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1995.[4] The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Music Bank (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
- ^ "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). American Radio History. April 1, 1994. p. 63. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "10 Best Alice in Chains Songs". Loudwire. March 18, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Alice in Chains - "I Stay Away" Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "37th Grammy Awards - 1995". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.