"Bleed the Freak" is a song by American

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band

Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne ...

and the third single from their first album ''

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'' (1990). The single was released in

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format only. A demo version of the song was included on the box set ''

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'' (1999).

Lyrics

In the

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of 1999's ''

'' box set collection, guitarist

Jerry Cantrell Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internation ...

said of the song:

The song is us against the world, those people who put you down: "I put up with many years of you putting us down and watching us bleed, now I'd like to see you bleed some back."Liner notes, ''
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'' box set. 1999.

Music video

Leading up to the release of ''Live'' in 2000, footage from a 1990 performance of the song at the

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was used as a promotional

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. This same performance is taken from the home video release ''

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''.

Live performances

The song is a fan favourite and was frequently played as an opener for shows in 2006. A live performance of "Bleed the Freak" can be found on the live album '' Live''. The same performance of the song is also included on the home video release ''

''.

Track listing

Personnel

Layne Staley Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American musician, songwriter and the original lead singer of the rock band Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part ...

lead vocals *

guitar, backing vocals * Mike Starrbass *

Sean Kinney Sean Howard Kinney (born May 27, 1966) is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Alice in Chains. Kinney also founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has collaborated with other artists such ...

drums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bleed The Freak 1990 songs 1991 singles Alice in Chains songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Jerry Cantrell