Jar of Flies

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Jar of Flies is an Alice in Chains studio EP, released on January 25, 1994. It was recorded at London Bridge Studio in Seattle from September 7 to September 14, 1993. Jar of Flies was the first and only EP to reach #1 in the US album Billboard chart.

The name comes from a high school science experiment conducted by Jerry Cantrell, in which he filled one jar with flies and food, and the other with two flies and no food. The flies without food ended up eating each other.

The album was also released in a limited edition double vinyl along with Sap. Jar of Flies is on Side 1 and 2. Sap is on Side 3 and an etching of the Alice In Chains logo is on Side 4.

Track listing

1. "Rotten Apple" (Cantrell/Staley/Inez) - 6:58
2. "Nutshell" (Cantrell/Staley/Inez/Kinney) - 4:19
3. "I Stay Away" (Cantrell/Staley/Inez) - 4:14
4. "No Excuses" (Cantrell) - 4:15
5. "Whale & Wasp" (Cantrell) - 2:37
6. "Don't Follow" (Cantrell) - 4:22
7. "Swing on This" (Cantrell/Staley/Inez/Kinney)- 4:04

Personnel

• Alice in Chains - Producer
• Jerry Cantrell - Guitar, Vocals
• Sean Kinney - Percussion, Drums
• Layne Staley - Vocals
• Toby Wright - Engineer
• Darrell Peters - Vocals
• David Atkinson - Harmonica
• Mike Inez - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
• April Acevez - Viola

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1994	The Billboard 200	No. 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	"Don't Follow"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	25
1994	"I Stay Away"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
1994	"No Excuses"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1994	"No Excuses"	Modern Rock Tracks	3
1994	"No Excuses"	Top 40 Mainstream	32