Them Bones

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"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.

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Them Bones canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Dirt
artist Alice in Chains
bassist Mike Starr
chartPerformance charted on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
composer Jerry Cantrell
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
drummer Sean Kinney
followedBySingle Angry Chair
genre alternative metal
grunge
heavy metal
guitarist Jerry Cantrell
hasGuitarTuning drop D tuning
hasMusicVideo Them Bones music video
hasStyleCharacteristic syncopated riffs
vocal harmonies between Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell
hasTimeSignature 4/4
7/8
includedIn Alice in Chains greatest hits compilations
language English
leadVocalist Layne Staley
length 2:30
livePerformanceStapleOf Alice in Chains
lyricalTheme death
existentialism
mortality
lyricist Jerry Cantrell
musicVideoDirector Rocky Schenck
notableFor dark lyrical themes
heavy guitar riffs
influence on early 1990s grunge sound
odd time signatures
openingTrackOf Dirt
originatesFrom Seattle music scene
partOf Dirt
performer Alice in Chains
precededBySingle Would?
producer Alice in Chains
Dave Jerden
recordingPeriod 1992
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1992-09-08
releaseYear 1992
trackNumberOnAlbum 1
writer Jerry Cantrell

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Alice in Chains notableWork Them Bones
Dirt hasPart Them Bones
Rooster precededBySingle Them Bones
Layne Staley notableSong Them Bones