“Would?” Is a single from the American rock band Alice in Chains . The song hit the soundtrack for the 1992 film " Loners ". In the same year, the song was released on the Dirt album. Also, the song was included in the collections: Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Music Bank (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
| Would? | ||||
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| Single Alice in Chains from the album Dirt | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Format | CD , vinyl , cassette | |||
| Genre | Grunge [1] [2] , alternative metal [3] | |||
| Duration | 3:27 | |||
| Producer | Dave Gerden Alice in chains | |||
| Composer | Jerry Cantrell | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Chronology of singles Alice in Chains | ||||
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Content
- 1 Lyrics
- 2 release and reviews
- 3 List of Songs
- 4 notes
Lyrics
The song was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell in memory of Andrew Wood , frontman of Mother Love Bone , who died of an overdose in 1990. A quote was printed in the booklet of the Music Bank collectible box set, in which Jerry Cantrell said:
| I thought a lot about Andrew Wood at the time. We always had a great time. We never had a really serious moment or conversation, it was just fun. Andy was a fun guy full of life, and it was really sad to lose him. I always hated people who are judged by the actions of other people. |
The name of the song, which can be literally translated as “If”, is also a homophone to the name “Wood” [4] .
Release and Feedback
Would? Released in 1992, and reached No. 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . In the UK, the single was released in January 1993, [5] and ended up on the Top 20 of the chart. This is one of the band’s most famous songs. [6]
List of Songs
- “Would?” - 3:27
- “Man in the Box” - 4:46
- Brother - 4:27
- “Right Turn” - 3:17
Notes
- ↑ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 200-151 . "
- ↑ Danaher, Michael. The 50 Best Grunge Songs . Paste (August 4, 2014). Date of treatment November 9, 2014.
- ↑ Robinson, Joe. "Top 11 Metal Albums of the 1990s . " Loudwire
- ↑ De Sola, David. Alice in Chains: The Untold Story . - Thomas Dunne Books, 2010 .-- 470 p. - ISBN 9781466848399 .
- ↑ Strong, MC (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Giunti pp. 87. ISBN 88-09-21522-2 .
- ↑ VH1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs