I Stay Away

"I Stay Away"
Promotional CD single
Single by Alice in Chains
from the EP Jar of Flies
ReleasedMarch 1994[1]
RecordedSeptember 7–14, 1993
StudioLondon Bridge (Seattle)
Genre
Length4:14
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Layne Staley
Producer(s)
Alice in Chains singles chronology
"No Excuses"
(1994)
"I Stay Away"
(1994)
"Don't Follow"
(1994)
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).

  1. ^ "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). American Radio History. April 1, 1994. p. 63. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "10 Best Alice in Chains Songs". Loudwire. March 18, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Alice in Chains - "I Stay Away" Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "37th Grammy Awards - 1995". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.