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“Check My Brain” by Alice In Chains

From the album Black Gives Way to Blue (2009)

“Check My Brain” by Alice In Chains appears on 29 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 2009 and 2010. It was first released in 2009 on the album Black Gives Way to Blue. Its best result is #10 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #18 alternative song of 2009 and #192 of the '00s.

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"Check My Brain" was the sound of Alice in Chains back in business: the first single from Black Gives Way to Blue, their fourth studio album, and their first single of any kind in a decade, since "Fear the Voices" in 1999. Jerry Cantrell wrote it on his own, and he and William DuVall trade lead vocals and guitars over Mike Inez's bass and Sean Kinney's drums, with Nick Raskulinecz producing alongside the band and Randy Staub mixing. The riff lurches like a bad hangover, and those woozy, sludge-coated harmonies are unmistakably theirs.

It went to number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, their first there since "No Excuses" in 1994, gave them their first chart-topper on Alternative Songs, and slipped into the Hot 100 at 92, their only visit. It also picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 28 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 27 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 20 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 15 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 71 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 10 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 38 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 21 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 31 94.3 KILO Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO KILO Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 25 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009 51
2009 12 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 47 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 87 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2009 90
2009 10 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 105
2009 33 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 26 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 33 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 24 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 24 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 42 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 103
2009 26 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 103
2009 81 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 96
2010 52 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 100 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 75 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 55 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 83 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 79 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 78 WJRR WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade 101

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