Silver is Alice in Chains' manager and Cornell's then-wife. Ĭantrell wrote the song while living at Chris Cornell and Susan Silver's house in Seattle at the start of 1991.

by his great-grandfather, because of his perceived 'cocky' attitude and his hair, which used to stick up on top of his head like a rooster's comb. 'Rooster' was a childhood nickname given to Cantrell Sr. The song was written by Alice in Chains guitarist/ vocalist Jerry Cantrell for his father, Jerry Cantrell Sr., who served with the U.S. In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection, songwriter Jerry Cantrell said of the song: 'I think there's some vibe on the demo that maybe we didn't get here (on Dirt), but this has something all of its own. The demo for 'Rooster' was recorded at Eldorado Studios on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard during the sessions for the Singles (1992) soundtrack, co-produced by Alice in Chains with Dave Jerden. 2 on its list of 'The Top 10 Best Alice in Chains Song' in 2020. 12 on its list of 'The 100 Best Metal Songs of the 90s' in 2018, and at No. The song was also included on the compilation albums Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006). Both the studio and the demo version of the song were featured on the box set Music Bank (1999). Īn acoustic version performed on Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged concert was included on the live album Unplugged (1996). 'Rooster' spent 20 weeks on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at No. Cantrell would later name his music publishing company as Rooster's Son Publishing. The song was written by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell for his father, Jerry Cantrell Sr., whose childhood nickname was 'Rooster' and served with the U.S.

It is the fifth song on the original pressing of the album and sixth on others.

' Rooster' is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains, featured on their second studio album, Dirt (1992), and released as the fourth single from the album on February 22, 1993.

One on One Studios, Los Angeles, California.

Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, California.

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