Song · Alice In Chains
“We Die Young” by Alice In Chains
From the album Facelift (1990)
“We Die Young” by Alice In Chains appears on 9 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1990 and 2024. It was first released in 1990 on the album Facelift. Its best result is #312 on the 105.9 The X July 420 (2023). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,247 alternative song of all time.
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"We Die Young" gave Alice in Chains their first studio EP in 1990, and Jerry Cantrell's song, words and music, also made it onto their album Facelift. Layne Staley sings lead, Cantrell plays electric guitar, Mike Starr bass and Sean Kinney drums and percussion, with Cantrell, Kinney, Starr and Kevin Shuss stacking up the backing vocals. Dave Jerden engineered, co-produced and mixed it.
In the US the EP came out on cassette, while the vinyl was pressed only as a promotional single, which has made it a prized collector's item for fans. Looking back over the band's catalog, Bill Adams of Ground Control argued that their chops and a sound close enough to the metal of the day made a major-label deal all but inevitable.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 986 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 806 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 396 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 541 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 785 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 662 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 635 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2023 | 312 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) | 420 |
| 2024 | 635 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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