"Lesson Learned"
Single by Alice in Chains
from the album Black Gives Way to Blue
ReleasedJune 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)
RecordedOctober 23, 2008[1] – March 18, 2009[2]
StudioStudio 606 in Northridge, California
Length4:17
LabelVirgin/EMI
Songwriter(s)Jerry Cantrell
Producer(s)Nick Raskulinecz
Alice in Chains singles chronology
"Your Decision"
(2009) 		"Lesson Learned"
(2010) 		"Hollow"
(2012)

"Lesson Learned" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains, featured on their fourth studio album, Black Gives Way to Blue (2009). It was released as the third and final single from the album on June 22, 2010.[3][4] The song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks,[5] and No. 10 on Hot Rock Songs.[6]

Music video

The music video for "Lesson Learned" was released on September 22, 2010 on Yahoo Music beta. It is also featured on Alice in Chains new YouTube channel. The video was conceived and co-directed by Paul Matthaeus, Bobby Hougham and Sevrin Daniels. Paul Matthaeus is best known for his groundbreaking main titles on the award-winning series Dexter, True Blood, and Six Feet Under. The video is composed of over 6,000 still pictures stitched together to create a visually stunning stop-frame animated clip.[7] The video also is available in Explicit and Edited versions.

Personnel

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] 4
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] 41

References

  1. ^ "Alice in Chains Working With Rush/Foo Fighters Producer". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-10-23. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. ^ "Alice In Chains Set To Release First Album In 14 Years". Ultimate-Guitar.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. ^ "Alice In Chains Select New Single". ThePRP.com. May 13, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Alice In Chains – Lesson Learned
  5. ^ "Alice in Chains - Chart History - Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "Alice in Chains - Chart History - Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "ALICE IN CHAINS: 'Lesson Learned' Video Released". Blabbermouth. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Alice in Chains Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "Alice in Chains Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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