Rooster

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"Rooster" is a dark, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains that powerfully depicts the Vietnam War through the perspective of guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s father.

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Rooster canonical 3
Chanticleer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Dirt
artist Alice in Chains
associatedWithEra early 1990s grunge movement
chartPositionUSAlternativeAirplay 35
chartPositionUSMainstreamRock 7
composer Jerry Cantrell
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
directorOfMusicVideo Mark Pellington
featuredOn Greatest Hits (Alice in Chains album)
Music Bank
The Essential Alice in Chains
followedBySingle What the Hell Have I
format 7-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre alternative metal
grunge
hasCoverArt Rooster single cover
hasLiveVersionOn Unplugged (Alice in Chains album)
hasMusicVideo Rooster (music video)
inspiredBy Jerry Cantrell
surface form: Jerry Cantrell Sr.
isSignatureSongOf Alice in Chains
labelCatalogNumber Columbia 74771
language English
length 6:14
livePerformanceStapleOf Alice in Chains
lyricist Jerry Cantrell
narrativePerspective Jerry Cantrell
surface form: Jerry Cantrell’s father
partOf Dirt
performer Alice in Chains
precededBySingle Them Bones
producer Alice in Chains
Dave Jerden
recordingPeriod 1992
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1993-02-22
subject psychological trauma of war
soldier’s experience in Vietnam
theme Vietnam War
titleRefersTo nickname of Jerry Cantrell’s father
trackNumberOnAlbum 7
usesGuitarStyle heavy, down-tuned riffs
usesVocalStyle harmonized vocals
writer Jerry Cantrell

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Alice in Chains notableWork Rooster
Layne Staley notableSong Rooster
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer mascot Rooster
this entity surface form: Chanticleer