Song · Alice In Chains
“Nutshell” by Alice In Chains
From the EP Jar of Flies (1994)
“Nutshell” by Alice In Chains appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2002 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the EP Jar of Flies. Its best result is #209 on The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,676 alternative song of all time.
"Nutshell" first turned up on Jar of Flies, the EP Alice in Chains released in January 1994, and it's a raw, inward-looking piece of work. Layne Staley wrote the words, with Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney behind the music; the band produced it themselves, and Toby Wright mixed it.
The band carried it forward. They played it on MTV Unplugged in 1996, and that performance landed on the Music Bank box set in 1999 and on The Essential Alice in Chains in 2006. Since 2011, Cantrell has dedicated it onstage to the band's late original members, Staley and Mike Starr. Inez names it as the song that brings Staley to mind more than any other, a lyric where Staley laid everything bare with total honesty, and one that can still leave him teary-eyed when he plays it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 651 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2002 | 1935 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2020 | 289 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) | 420 |
| 2021 | 283 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) | 420 |
| 2022 | 284 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) | 420 |
| 2022 | 209 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 272 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) | 420 |
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