Brush Away

Brush Away

Infobox Single
Name = Brush Away


Artist = Alice in Chains
from Album = Alice in Chains
B-side =
Released = 1996
Format = CD, Vinyl
Recorded = 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington
Genre = Grunge, Alternative metal
Length = 3:22
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Toby Wright
Writer = Lyrics: Layne Staley Music: Jerry Cantrell & Mike Inez
Album =
Type = studio
prev_track = "Grind"
prev_no = Track 1
this_track = "Brush Away"
track_no = Track 2
next_track = "Sludge Factory"
next_no = Track 3

"Brush Away" is a song by Alice in Chains, and is the second track off their 1995 self titled album. Written and sung by vocalist Layne Staley, "Brush Away" is one of the heavier songs included on the album.

"Brush Away" features a modulation effect on the rhythm guitars during the intro and verses. The odd-sounding guitar solo came about in an attempt to record a backward guitar solo. According to Jerry Cantrell [Guitar World, January 1996] , he kept starting and stopping as he was unsure which part of the song the lead would end. In each instance, feedback from the amplifier would squelch for a moment, and then he would start again. The results were interesting enough to him to remain as they were.

Lyrically, the song focuses on the narrator's increasing paranoia and reluctance to be amongst friends.


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