I Stay Away

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"I Stay Away"
Single by Alice in Chains
from the album Jar of Flies
Released	1994
Format	CD
Recorded	1993
Genre	Grunge
Length	4:14
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Alice in Chains

I Stay Away is the first single off American grunge band Alice in Chains's second EP Jar of Flies. It reached #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks. It is notably softer than Alice in Chains's previous recordings on both Facelift and Dirt. It also uses a great deal of instrumentation that Alice in Chains had previously not attempted, including horns and string instruments.

[edit] Music Video

The music video to the song has been said to be the band's best. It is entirely stop-motion animation, featuring the band members in puppet form in a circus. The video was directed by Nick Domkin.

It was also featured on an episode of Beavis & Butthead

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Singles	Chart	Position
I Stay Away	1994	Mainstream Rock tracks (US)	No. 10

Alice in Chains
Jerry Cantrell | Mike Inez | Sean Kinney | William DuVall
Layne Staley | Mike Starr
Discography
Studio Albums: Facelift | Dirt | Alice in Chains
EPs: We Die Young | Sap | Jar of Flies
Live Albums: MTV Unplugged | Live
Compilations: Nothing Safe: Best of the Box | Music Bank | Greatest Hits | The Essential Alice in Chains
Singles: "Bleed the Freak" | "'We Die Young" | "Man in the Box" | "Sea of Sorrow" | "Would?" | "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" | "Rooster" | "Down in a Hole" | "What the Hell Have I" | "Got Me Wrong" | "No Excuses" "I Stay Away" | "Grind" | "Heaven Beside You" | "Again" | "Over Now" | "Get Born Again" | "Fear the Voices"
Videos
Live Facelift | The Nona Tapes | MTV Unplugged | Music Bank: The Videos
Related content
Articles: Grunge music | Singles | Mad Season | MTV Unplugged
Categories: Alice in Chains | Alice in Chains Albums | Alice in Chains songs