1999Released
4:14

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about I Stay Away. By Songfacts®.

Lead singer Layne Staley wrote the lyrics to this song when he came out of rehab and was sober for a short time. When he started shooting up again, he wrote "No Excuses."

The video, which was directed by Nick Domkin, used stop-motion animation to portray the band members as circus performers.

A string section and horns were used on this song, which is not typical of Alice In Chains.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of I Stay Away.
F♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
83BPM

Album

The album I Stay Away is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released I Stay Away.
Columbia
1990,1992,1993,1995,1996,1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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