Stone (Alice in Chains song)

"Stone"
Single by Alice in Chains
from the album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
ReleasedMarch 25, 2013[1]
StudioHenson Recording Studios
Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length4:24
LabelVirgin/EMI
Songwriter(s)Jerry Cantrell
Producer(s)Nick Raskulinecz, Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains singles chronology
"Hollow"
(2012) 		"Stone"
(2013) 		"Voices"
(2013)

"Stone" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains and the second single from their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013). The song was released as a single on March 25, 2013, reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart,[3] and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks.[4] A music video directed by Robert Schober was released for the song. The song was first played live on April 10, 2013, during Alice in Chains' appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles.[5] The lyrics to "Stone" are printed on the bottom plate of a limited edition of Jerry Cantrell's signature Dunlop Cry Baby Wah pedal released in 2013.[6][7]

The riff to "Stone" - that Cantrell hummed into his phone while recovering from a shoulder surgery - was ranked No. 16 on Guitar World's 2019 list of the 20 best guitar riffs of the decade.[8]

  1. ^ "ALICE IN CHAINS: New Single 'Stone' Goes To Radio". Blabbermouth. March 25, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hartmann, Graham (March 25, 2013). "Alice in Chains Release New Single 'Stone'". Loudwire. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Trust, Gary (June 13, 2013). "Chart Moves: Cassadee Pope Debuts On Hot 100, Hot Country Songs; Alicia Keys Reaches Adult R&B Milestone; The Lone Bellow Adds Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Alice in Chains - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Alice in Chains Concert Setlist at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Los Angeles on April 10, 2013". Setlist.fm.
  6. ^ "Dunlop JC95SE Jerry Cantrell Special Edition Crybaby Wah". Sweetwater. 2013.
  7. ^ "Dunlop JC95SE Jerry Cantrell Limited Edition Cry Baby Wah Pedal Only 250 Were Made". Imgur. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference riff list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).