Nothin' Song

Infobox Song
Name = Nothin' Song


Artist = Alice in Chains
Album = Alice in Chains
Background = lightsteelblue
Released = November 7, 1995
track_no = Track 10
Recorded = 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington
Genre = Heavy metal, rock
Length = 5:40
Label = Columbia
Producer = Toby Wright
Writer = Lyrics: Layne Staley Music: Jerry Cantrell & Sean Kinney
prev = "So Close"
prev_no = Track 9
next = "Frogs"
next_no = Track 11

"Nothin' Song" is a song by grunge group Alice in Chains. It is track 10 on their self-titled album.

The song appears to have lyrics about nothing, or more specifically, not having any material to record. Jerry Cantrell, in a 1996, said of the song:

" [It] Started with nothing, just throwing around ideas. Layne doesn't have anything making a whole song about. He wonders if he should stop, but he can't. He can't escape the "nothin' song", Layne will always be thinking about it until he finishes it. Finally when he has something and takes a break, he comes back and his idea's are lost. Sam threw away his "cake" or best idea.The songs sound fits into the album well." [1996 Alice in Chains interview with MTV]

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