Facelift is the debut album by the grunge band Alice in Chains. The album was released on August 21, 1990. It was also the first grunge album to reach the top 50 in America on the Billboard 200, and second to Soundgarden's Louder Than Love to reach number 1 on Heatseekers, thanks mainly to the hit songs "We Die Young" and "Man in the Box". The album has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies in the United States.
Track listing
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Length |
| 1. |
"We Die Young" |
Cantrell |
2:32 |
| 2. |
"Man in the Box" |
Staley, Cantrell |
4:46 |
| 3. |
"Sea of Sorrow" |
Cantrell |
5:49 |
| 4. |
"Bleed the Freak" |
Cantrell |
4:01 |
| 5. |
"I Can't Remember" |
Staley, Cantrell |
3:42 |
| 6. |
"Love, Hate, Love" |
Staley, Cantrell |
6:26 |
| 7. |
"It Ain't Like That" |
Cantrell, Starr, Kinney |
4:37 |
| 8. |
"Sunshine" |
Cantrell |
4:44 |
| 9. |
"Put You Down" |
Cantrell |
3:16 |
| 10. |
"Confusion" |
Staley, Cantrell, Starr |
5:44 |
| 11. |
"I Know Somethin' ('bout You)" |
Cantrell |
4:22 |
| 12. |
"Real Thing" |
Staley, Cantrell |
4:03 |
Personnel
Charting
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1991 |
Billboard Heatseekers |
1 |
| 1991 |
Billboard Top 200 |
42 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1992 |
"Man in the Box" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
18 |
| 1992 |
"Sea of Sorrow" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
27 |
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