Again is a song by Alice in Chains and the third single and sixth track from their 1995 self titled album Alice in Chains . The song was recorded between April, August 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, and was released on February 1996. The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Greatest Hits (2001) and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
A remixed version of the song was included on the Music Bank box set (1999). Again has been known to be performed with vocalist Layne Staley five times. They performed the song for the first on the TV show Saturday Night Special on April 20, 1996, and also for their appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on May 10, 1996.
The song was also performed during three of the four concerts that Alice in Chains opened for the reunited Kiss in late June and early July 1996. A live performance of Again can be found on the live album Live (2000). Since reuniting with new vocalist William DuVall in 2006, Again has become a regular part of the band’s setlist. Again peaked at No. 8 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1997.
Tracklist:
- Again
- Again (Trip Hop mix)
The music video for Again was released in March 1996, and was directed by George Vale. The music video was nominated for Best Hard Rock Video at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.
The video is available on the home video release Music Bank: The Videos, and is the final Alice in Chains music video that Layne Staley filmed with the band (the Get Born Again music video released in 1999 featured only archived footage of the singer).
Alice in Chains
Layne Staley: lead vocals
Jerry Cantrell: guitars, vocals
Mike Inez: bass, vocals
Sean Kinney: drums, percussion
Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002).
