Alice In Chains Down In A Hole
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Alice In Chains Down In A Hole
[Chorus: Layne and Jerry ] Down in a hole, feeling so small Down in a hole, losin' my soul Down in a hole, feeling so small Down in a hole, out of control I'd like to fly but my wings have been so denied
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This song is a love song from guitarist Jerry Cantrell to the love of his life Courtney Clarke.
Early pressings listed this as the 12th track in the album. Later pressings listed this as the 4th track supposedly to fit better with the band’s desire to have the album loosely tell a story from song to song.
Songwriter and guitarist Jerry Cantrell said of the song in the Music Bank box set liner notes,
[“Down in a Hole”]’s in my top three, personally. It’s to my long-time love. It’s the reality of my life, the path I’ve chosen and in a weird way it kind of foretold where we are right now. It’s hard for us to both understand…that this life is not conducive to much success with long-term relationships.
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For the Kiefer Sutherland album, see Down in a Hole (album) .
Not to be confused with Down in the Hole .
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" Down in a Hole " is a power ballad [2] by Alice in Chains , and the fifth and last single from their album Dirt (1992). It is the twelfth song on most pressings of the album and fourth or eleventh on others. [3] The song was written by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell for his then-girlfriend, Courtney Clarke. [4] The single spent 21 weeks on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Tracks and peaked at No. 10. [5] The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999) and Music Bank (1999). An acoustic version performed on Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged in 1996 was released in a live album and DVD.
Songwriter and guitarist Jerry Cantrell was at first hesitant to present the song to the band, feeling that the song was too soft, but after a positive response from the band, they followed through and recorded it. [6] The composition is written in A ♭ minor , utilizing Dorian mode , and is centered mainly around Ab minor - Gb major - Db major chord progression, with Layne Staley 's and Jerry Cantrell's vocal parts intricately harmonizing. [6]
Jerry Cantrell wrote the song for his then-girlfriend, Courtney Clarke. [7] In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection, Cantrell said of the song:
["Down in a Hole"]'s in my top three, personally. It's to my long-time love. It's the reality of my life, the path I've chosen and in a weird way it kind of foretold where we are right now. It's hard for us to both understand...that this life is not conducive to much success with long-term relationships. [4] [8]
"Down in a Hole" was released as a single in 1993. [9] "Down in a Hole" peaked at number ten on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The UK single was released in October 1993. [10] "Down in a Hole" reached the top 40 in the UK and the top 30 in Ireland .
Ned Raggett of AllMusic said that "Staley's...half-strangled but still amazingly evocative performance...is heartfelt and almost yearning" and that "the end result feels like a ruined man looking for some sort of comfort." [11]
Stereogum said of the song; "Down in a Hole" is an anthem of loss, revulsion, and depression. But it really is an anthem first and foremost. The verses build slowly to a soaring chorus with an irrepressible melody. Staley's pained howl guides the song, but its power derives from Cantrell's terrific harmonies, which give the piece heft and also a sense of unease." [12]
"Down in a Hole" became one of the five video-singles from the album Dirt . The music video was released in 1993 and was directed by Nigel Dick . The video is available on the home video release Music Bank: The Videos . Bassist Mike Inez appears in the video although the original track was recorded with original member Mike Starr .
Alice in Chains performed the song live for the first time on October 5, 1992 at the Coca-Cola Starplex in Dallas, Texas. [13]
Alice in Chains performed an acoustic version of "Down in a Hole" for its appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1996, and the song was included on the Unplugged live album and home video release. [14]
Another acoustic live version of "Down in a Hole" featuring new vocalist William DuVall on lead vocals is included on the Japanese version of Black Gives Way to Blue (2009) as a bonus track. [15]
The song was covered by professional baseball player Bronson Arroyo on his 2005 album, Covering the Bases , [16] which lists the song as "Down in the Hole". [17]
On his low-key 2007 tour—in support of his album Easy Tiger , Ryan Adams covered the song live with his band, The Cardinals . [18] A cover of the song is also featured on Adams' 2007 EP Follow the Lights . [19]
The Vitamin String Quartet recorded an instrumental version of the song for their 2009 album " The String Quartet Tribute to Alice in Chains" . [20]
The Christian metal band Demon Hunter perform an acoustic version of the song on the deluxe edition of their 2011 album The World Is a Thorn . [21]
Swedish metal band In Flames covered the song on their covers EP, "Down, Wicked & No Good" , released in November 2017. [22]
American hardcore band Code Orange covered the song on their live album Under the Skin in 2020. [ citation needed ]
"Down in a Hole" was released as a downloadable content for the music video game Rocksmith 2014 on December 12, 2017, as part of the Alice in Chains Song Pack II, which also includes the songs " Rooster ", " No Excuses ", " Nutshell " and " Heaven Beside You ". [23]
The song is also available as a DLC for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game Rock Band 4 .
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
August 30, 1993 [ citation needed ]
Guitarist Jerry Cantrell wrote this about the love of his life, Courtney Clarke. This song encompasses all of the insecurities and self-doubt inherent in a relationship.
With singer Layne Staley singing the lyrics, this could be seen as a foreshadowing of his death from a drug overdose. He had been fighting his addiction for years, and this song can be read as part of his struggle with that.
In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set, Jerry Cantrell dedicated the song to Courtney Clarke, his "long-time love." He wrote: "It's the reality of my life, the path I've chosen and in a weird way it kind of foretold where we are right now. It's hard for us to both understand... that this life is not conducive to much success with long-term relationships."
This was released as a single with "Rooster," another song similar to it in style, in that they both feature harmonizing between Staley and Cantrell - the softer acoustic side of the band.
On most versions of the album, this is fourth on the track list. However, there are some versions on which it appears 12th, right before the album closer "Would?"
A version of this also appears on the Unplugged album that was recorded and released in 1996, after Alice In Chains' three-year absence from live performances.
The song reached #10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
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