Stone (Alice in Chains song)
| "Stone" | ||||
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| Single by Alice in Chains | ||||
| from the album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here | ||||
| Released | March 25, 2013 | |||
| Studio | Henson Recording Studios Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Virgin/EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Cantrell | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Raskulinecz, Alice in Chains | |||
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"Stone" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains and the second single from their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013). The song was released as a single on March 25, 2013, reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks. A music video directed by Robert Schober was released for the song. The song was first played live on April 10, 2013, during Alice in Chains' appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles. The lyrics to "Stone" are printed on the bottom plate of a limited edition of Jerry Cantrell's signature Dunlop Cry Baby Wah pedal released in 2013.
The riff to "Stone" - that Cantrell hummed into his phone while recovering from a shoulder surgery - was ranked No. 16 on Guitar World's 2019 list of the 20 best guitar riffs of the decade.