Song · Alice In Chains
“Sickman” by Alice In Chains
From the album Dirt (1992)
“Sickman” by Alice In Chains appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 1992 on the album Dirt. Its best result is #1452 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,182 alternative song of all time.
"Sickman" sits on Dirt, the second Alice in Chains album, which Columbia put out on September 29, 1992, and Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley share the writing credit. Staley sings lead, Cantrell plays guitar and backs him up, and Mike Starr and Sean Kinney hold down the bass and drums. Dave Jerden produced it with the band and mixed it, and Bryan Carlstrom recorded it.
That lineup had an expiry date. Dirt was the last record the four original members made together, with Starr fired in January 1993 while the band was on the road behind it. The album around this song is a harrowing crawl through depression, pain, anger, addiction and death, and it has come to stand as a landmark of the grunge years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1452 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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