Man in the Box

by Alice in Chains

Man in the Box cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: January 1991
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.19/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Alfredo Campoli, George Malcolm, Giuseppe Tartini

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the second single from their debut studio album, 'Facelift', 'Man in the Box' is a defining statement of the early Seattle grunge movement. The track is famous for its distinctive voice-box guitar effect played by Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley's soaring, gritty dual vocals. Lyrically, the song delivers an aggressive, anti-authoritarian protest against censorship and societal confinement, helping secure their breakout commercial success.

Genres

Descriptors: male-vocalist, alienation, melodic, rhythmic, drugs, antireligious, punchy, satirical

Tracklist

  1. Man in the Box (4:46)
  2. Sea of Sorrow / Bleed the Freak / Sunshine

Credits

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