We Die Young

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"We Die Young" is a heavy, hard-hitting song by Alice in Chains that became one of the standout tracks from their debut album and helped define their early grunge-metal sound.

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We Die Young canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Facelift NERFINISHED
artist Alice in Chains NERFINISHED
bassist Mike Starr NERFINISHED
composer Jerry Cantrell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
drummer Sean Kinney NERFINISHED
EP We Die Young NERFINISHED
genre alternative metal
grunge
heavy metal
guitarist Jerry Cantrell NERFINISHED
hasMusicalStyle heavy, hard-hitting sound
helpedDefine early Alice in Chains grunge-metal sound
isOpeningTrackOf Facelift NERFINISHED
isPartOf Alice in Chains discography NERFINISHED
language English
leadVocalsBy Layne Staley NERFINISHED
lyricist Jerry Cantrell NERFINISHED
notableFor aggressive riffs and dark lyrical themes
originallyPerformedBy Alice in Chains NERFINISHED
performer Alice in Chains NERFINISHED
producer Alice in Chains NERFINISHED
Dave Jerden NERFINISHED
recordedFor Facelift NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDecade 1990s
releaseType debut single
trackNumber 1
writer Jerry Cantrell NERFINISHED

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Facelift hasPart We Die Young
Facelift notableSingle We Die Young