No Excuses (Alice in Chains song)

"No Excuses" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released as the lead single from their third studio EP, Jar of Flies (1994). Written by guitarist and co-lead vocalist Jerry Cantrell, the song was well received by music critics and was a charting success, becoming the first Alice in Chains song to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart, spending a total of 26 weeks on the chart.

Musical content

Composition "No Excuses" is based around a jangly A-to-B major barre chord change, with the open B and E strings ringing out. Musical style "No Excuses" use of open, ringing strings has been compared to the style of American rock band R.E.M., while Guitar Player wrote that Kinney's "crisp, splashy" drum grooves could "turn The Police's Stewart Copeland's head". ==Release and reception==

Release and reception

"No Excuses" was released as a single in 1994. The song found moderate airplay on alternative rock radio. It peaked at No. 48 on Billboards Hot 100 Airplay chart, making it the only Alice in Chains song to reach the top 50. ==Music video==

Music video

The music video for "No Excuses" was released in 1994 and was directed by Matt Mahurin, who had previously directed the "Angry Chair" music video for the band. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell are the only band members to be featured in the video. It also features actor Max Perlich. The video is available on the home video release Music Bank: The Videos (1999). ==Live performances==

Live performances

The band performed an acoustic version of "No Excuses" for its appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1996, and the song was included on the Unplugged live album and home video release. This was the last time the band performed the song with Staley. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell also performed the song during his 1998 Boggy Depot solo tour. ==Track listing==

Personnel

• Layne Staley – co-lead vocals • Jerry Cantrell – co-lead vocals, guitars • Mike Inez – bass • Sean Kinney – drums, percussion ==Charts==

Charts

Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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