Bleed the Freak

"Bleed the Freak"
"Bleed the Freak"
	US promotional vinyl single
Promotional single by Alice in Chains
from the album Facelift
Released	1991
Recorded	December 1989 – April 1990
Studio	London Bridge, Seattle; Capitol Recording, Hollywood;
Genre	Grunge
Length	4:12
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Cantrell
Producer(s)	Dave Jerden
Alice in Chains singles chronology
Music video
	"Bleed the Freak" on YouTube

"Bleed the Freak" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains and the third single from their first album Facelift (1990). The single was released in vinyl format only. A demo version of the song was included on the box set Music Bank (1999).

Lyrics

In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection, guitarist Jerry Cantrell 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."^[2]

Music video

Leading up to the release of Live in 2000, footage from a 1990 performance of the song at the Moore Theatre in Seattle was used as a promotional music video. This same performance is taken from the home video release Live Facelift.

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 Live Facelift.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bleed the Freak"	4:12

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Put You Down"	3:22

Personnel

Layne Staley – lead vocals
Jerry Cantrell – guitar, backing vocals
Mike Starr – bass
Sean Kinney – drums

References

^ Miller, Andrew (June 1, 2000). "SAVE THE FREAK". The Pitch. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ Liner notes, Music Bank box set. 1999.

External links

"Bleed the Freak" Official music video on YouTube

[1] Miller, Andrew (June 1, 2000). "SAVE THE FREAK". The Pitch. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[2] Liner notes, Music Bank box set. 1999.

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v t e Alice in Chains
Jerry Cantrell Sean Kinney Mike Inez William DuVall Layne Staley Mike Starr
Studio albums	Facelift Dirt Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here Rainier Fog
Extended plays	We Die Young Sap Jar of Flies
Live albums	Unplugged Live Live Facelift
Compilations	Nothing Safe: Best of the Box Music Bank Greatest Hits The Essential Alice in Chains
Video albums	Live Facelift The Nona Tapes Music Bank: The Videos
Singles	"We Die Young" "Man in the Box" "Would?" "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" "Rooster" "Down in a Hole" "No Excuses" "I Stay Away" "Don't Follow" "Grind" "Heaven Beside You" "Again" "Get Born Again" "A Looking in View" "Check My Brain" "Your Decision" "Lesson Learned" "Hollow" "Stone" "Voices" "Tears" "The One You Know" "So Far Under" "Never Fade" "Rainier Fog"
Promotional singles	"Bleed the Freak" "Sea of Sorrow" "What the Hell Have I" "Got Me Wrong" "Over Now" "Fear the Voices"
Other songs	"Sunshine" "Brother" "Hate to Feel" "Nutshell" "Died" "Black Gives Way to Blue" "Phantom Limb"
Film	Black Antenna AIC 23
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