Get Born Again is a song by Alice in Chains, released on June 1, 1999 and, along with Died, one of the last two songs recorded with vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. The music of Get Born Again was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell for what would eventually become his second solo album, Degradation Trip. However, after he showed the song to Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley, Staley decided to write lyrics to the song, and it was eventually recorded with Alice in Chains in 1998.
The song was released as the lead single from the compilation Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999) on June 1, 1999. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and at No. 12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Get Born Again was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2000. The song was also included on the compilation albums Music Bank (1999) and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
Tracklist:
- Get Born Again
- Died
The music video for Get Born Again was released in 1999 and was directed by Paul Fedor. The video shows a disfigured insane scientist trying to duplicate his own version of the band. Footage of Staley, Cantrell, and drummer Sean Kinney was pulled from the Sea of Sorrow video and bassist Mike Inez from the What the Hell Have I video. The video is available on the home video release Music Bank: The Videos.
Alice in Chains
Layne Staley: lead vocals
Jerry Cantrell: guitar, vocals
Mike Inez: bass
Sean Kinney: drums
Layne Staley: (August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002).
