I saw an interview once where Jerry said that Layne always encouraged him to sing more. He gave Jerry the encouragement to be out there more. Their harmonies are one of the things I loved about Alice In Chains.

The lyrics accurately describe how people might appear fine but have "hell within" and the song is unique in the sense it's soothing yet has quite a dark atmosphere. One of my all-time favorite songs.

I can’t believe how well Jerry’s and Layne’s vocals match together it’s like John Lennon’s and Paul McCartney’s vocal harmonies it’s so beautiful

Does anyone else truly appreciate the BASS in this song ???!!!

I love music across all genres and decades, but I can't help but look back on this era and feel we will never have it as good again.

ONE OF THE BEST BANDS OF ALLTIME. VERY UNDERRATED, SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME.

Layne had so much soul. He sang very little in this song but when he came in it was pure chills. When Jerry Cantrell and Layne met, it set the musical universe on fire.

Be what you wanna be See what you came to see Been what you wanna be I don't like what I see Like the coldest winter chill Heaven beside you, hell within Like the coldest winter chill Heaven beside you, hell within Like the coldest winter will Heaven beside you, hell within And you think you have it still Heaven inside you So there's problems in your life That's fucked up, and I'm not blind I'm just see through faded, super jaded And out of my mind Do what you wanna do Go out and seek your truth When I'm down and blue Rather be me than you Like the coldest winter chill Heaven beside you, hell within Like the coldest winter chill Heaven beside you, hell within Like the coldest winter will Heaven beside you, hell within And you wish you had it still Heaven inside you So there's problems in your life That's fucked up, and I'm not blind I'm just see through faded, super jaded And out of my mind Like the coldest winter chill Heaven beside you, hell within Like the coldest winter chill Heaven beside you, hell within Like the coldest winter will Heaven beside you, hell within And you know you have it still Heaven inside you So there's problems in your life That's fucked up, but you're not blind You're just see through faded, overrated And out of your mind

Jerry Cantrell is so god damned underrated. He wrote most of the lyrics, nails the guitar solo in every single song, had and has an amazing voice, he captures a feeling like no other, he started that awesome band, and he’s kept it rolling through two personnel changes. All love and all respect. 🥰🤘🏻

Does anyone else think that Cantrell has a really beautiful voice?

The thing Layne taught me in my teen years was not to try certain drugs. Not everyone is so fortunate, but his melancholic voice taught me things I needed to know when nobody else knew how to tell me such things. He was truly something special, even through his traumas. ❤ Jerry keeps that heart alive.

Don't need auto-tune when you can sing this well.

I think this is in fact the best Alice in Chains songs ever. It has the slower grunge verses, the melodic chorus, and the post-chorus which is real raunchy and heavy. Vocals from both Jerry and Layne. Nothing more you could want. Not too heavy, not to soft, just right. Also epic solo.

I always found it interesting how AIC shared vocals on songs.

Cantrell is a very underrated vocalist, guitarist and songwriter.

We had such great music in the 90's Layne, Kurt, Chris, Shannon, and many more RIP.

Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley combined baritones creates a haunting yet pleasant combination.

jerry Cantrell is so underrated as artist.

This song is beautiful because it can mean so many different things to different people. To me it reminds me of my life as an addict. I was surrounded by family and people who loved me but felt no connection to them, or anything for that matter. Heaven was beside me, but the hell within made me numb to it. Anyways beautiful song. This band in my opinion was by far the best of the 90s grunge bands.

My father loved Alice in chains. So much reminiscing everytime I listen to their songs. My dad had took his life in August of 2012. I miss you dad...

Of all the "grunge" icons, Jerry Cantrell has got to be one of the most creative and influential to that gritty sound.. musically at least.

Something that will make you appreciate Jerry even more is the story that towards the end of Laynes life when he was having trouble preforming on stage, Jerry would regularly sing ALL of the vocals, even those that most others could not, while Layne would chime in from time to time. The sound those two could produce will never be matched.

The fact that AIC's catalogue is so small (relatively) and I am still discovering bangers like this is a testament to how incredibly good they were

This video drips with 90’s visuals and effects. I miss the 90’s....

At about 3:27, the way Jerry let's the notes ring out and the timing of it is just so freaking awesome. It's one of my favorite parts of this song. Alice in Chains is ALWAYS in my rotation......

I was born in 1980. I am so thankful I was a child of the 90s.

Layne’s music spoke to my soul I’m a ex heroin addicted sober 7years and I now have a family but Layne’s music sums up how I felt in those dark years

My interpretation is having someone you love soo much yet feeling undeserving of their love. Heaven beside you is your loved one, so precious and beautiful in your eyes, almost saint-like. Our insecurity, depression, and inner demons, short-comings... is the hell within. The things that torment us, the things we can never share.

Simply, the best and darkest Grunge band of all time.

Amazing how the universe brought these two together... The sound they produce is something that can never be matched!! Layne will be singing when I die!!!

Jerry Cantrell is definitley one of the best songwriters from over the last 30 years

Jerry your voice along with Laynes will forever NEVER BE DUPLICATED!!! Been a fan forever and we're all truly missing music with meaning, and harmonization!! Thank God for AIC!!! Truly miss u Layne and Mike!!! AIC FOREVER!!!

one of the best fuckin songs, Layne and Jerry's Harmony nails it !!!

The part after the solo at 3:30 with the guitar is pure magic

4:12 Always been my fav part “You’re just see thru faded, overrated Out of your mind” 🎶🎵 😊

Both of their voices complemented each other. AIC is the most under appreciated band of the last 50 years by far

Jerry Cantrell has awesome vocals

imagine if aic & nirvana done a gig together. the world would implode from awesome overload

One of their best and most underrated songs. Can't believe this doesn't have 10 times the views it has now.

what gets me about Alice In Chains is their near perfect production

I grew up on grunge, we will never have bands this good again ever.

Jerry was a genius, could write the most melancholy riff or the hardest riff that would punch you in the face. Much love, RIP Layne and Mike

2024 anyone?? ✌️

That opening riff is so great. Idk how to describe it other than sweet and sour with the sexy reverb and the distortion going on. That’s the sound that gives you goosebumps

They censored it? That's fucked up! But i'm not blind.

Like the coldest winter chill

Doesn’t get any better than this for 90s music.

There will NEVER be music like this ever again

AIC is ageless. Every album sounds as fresh today as the day it was released. I never thought I would miss the 90s, but I do because of these guys.

Probably my favorite Alice song. Melodic, passionate, and beautiful. A sign of a great song is if there are different ways of interpreting it. I think Jerry can picture him self sitting next to his ex (heaven) but might be struggling inside (hell)

There will never be enough volume in the world for this song , for me ......

I haven’t heard a drummer in a long time so willing to accentuate the structure of the song rather than embellish it with his own personality.

Jerry Cantrell is such an underrated vocalist and guitarist for sure!!!

AIC "is" nostalgia ! No other band brings me back the way they do!! It's heart wrenching 💔, but it fills you with so much joy at the same time!

I got recommended by a person on Roblox and this is unironically fire

like the cold ass winter chill

That main melody/riff will just never get old

This has got to be one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. I’ll never forget how bummed I was when I heard that this man died.. he lived like six blocks away from me at the time.. I was only 14. Jesus Christ how time does fly

That short little guitar solo will twist you up and spit you out like a piece of gristle.....

Some of the best music ever recorded came from Alice In Chains In the 1990's.

Crazy, have listened to this song for like 8 years or so, and I just realized they say "Hell within" after the Heaven beside you chorus.

Can never get enough of that monster guitar riff. These guys are all underrated musicians in my opinion. RIP Layne.

Just one of the many amazing songs in AIC arsenal. "Even when I'm down and blue, rather be me than you."

I don't know where I've been this whole time, but I'm finally here and it feels like home. Pure bliss listening to all of AIC on repeat. Beautiful.

I'm just thrilled to listen to a vid on KZfaq without a bunch of idiots announcing what "brought me here".

The vocal harmonics between Layne and Jerry are just amazing. I'll forever be grateful to the band and their works of art for helping me through some really tough times... the music and lyrics just reach out and grab YOU and you feel like "These guys know EXACTLY what I am going through!"

Man, AIC had some underrated tight harmonies, Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell were a match made in heaven...or hell 😅

Alice in Chains is the first band I really liked as a kid. I was like 5 or 6 and would call up the radio everyday after school and ask them to play this song, "got me wrong", and "again". I also bought every album they put out on cassette and would play them non stop on my Walkman lol. Truly my favorite band of all time! Layne you are most definitely missed. AIC will never be the same again... Rest in Peace Layne!

I like the nearly baroque structure to the chorus. All the songs sung in high school choir classes clearly stuck with Mr. Cantrell in later years.

Grunge is a genre best enjoyed through phone speakers, on a cold day by outside, completely by yourself for miles around with nothing to do but let go.

Why do Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana etc have hundreds of millions of views on each video and AIC only has 10-20 million max? I will never understand. To me they are one of my favorites. It can hardly be because of Layne's death or the bands addictions because the other bands suffered similar fates. Musically they're just as talented if not more. What gives?

jerry Cantrell is amazing

How much i miss the 90s.. :'(

R.I.P Layne Staley 😢😭 making a band with: Mike Starr, Kurt Cobain, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornel, Chester Bennington, Cliff Burton, Che Cheng, Paul Gray, Peter Steele, Wayne Static, Rhandy Roads, Dimebag Darrell, Jeff Hanneman, Chuck Schuldiner, Eddie Van Halen, Clive Burr, Neil Peart, Jimmy Rev Sullivan, Vinnie Paul, Gar Samuelson, Nick Menza, Bon Scott, Paul Baloff, Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister......\m/

Layne and Jerry are perhaps the best vocal and guitarist duo ever.I saw AIC back in the early 90s on the clash of the Titans tour and I must say they held their own against Slayer ,Megadeth and Anthrax even though they were a young up and coming act .I usually never watch an opening act but they got my full attention right out of the gate and it never diminished, they are still one of my favorites to this day.

been a fan since the beginning and still get the chills everytime I listen... like the coldest winter will!!

How foretelling of this song. I remember first hearing it, thinking about and feeling the frustration of Jerry C., towards his fellow band mate Lane, in regards to L's addiction. The fact that this song is mostly Jerry singing with Lane in the background, and the video showing Jerry the most and Lane the least of all the band members is foreshadowing. As if Lane with his amazing voice and charisma, was fading into the ether. So Sad. And what an amazing song.

This song is like the theme of my teenage awakening. I really couldn't explain nor describe elaborately what I felt those days, but when I listen to this, there's a sense of longing like I wanted to return to that era to fix an unfinished business that I do not know of. There's a dread and a bit of joy in my unconcious mind in a state of a hazy dream. _"Truly Heaven beside me, hell within."_ That's how profound this song hit me in my teenage years. R.I.P Layne Staley

Do what you want to do, go out and seek your truth. When I'm down and blue, rather be me than you...

Heaven beside you... Hell within. Funny how perfect AiC's lyrics will always be. I can always relate to them so much.

My boyfriend and I listened to this song when we were driving through rural New Hampshire, it had been my first time going to New Hampshire. The combination of the sun, with the trees, the motion of the car, the fact that I was with the love of my life, it made the experience feel like I was on a movie, and I've never felt such joy and sadness at the same time. I will never forget that moment, this song is powerful. I'd do anything for Layne to be alive again...

2024 somebody? Anyone who is a fan of Alice in Chains Layne and Jerry, legends that are missing, is Layne in the song, Mad Season is also very good, there were good songs from that time.

We lost it all when we entered the 2000's.

Layne looks all cool and mysterious with his hat.

Grateful I grew up in the 90s. That era did fine without social media. That was worth the wait.

0:43 i love the chorus guitar and bass riffs

Bought this CD in 96 and it stills kicks ass. Going on 62 and am still inspired as much if not more.

Masterpiece .

Everyone always says that AIC is Layne Staley and while he is one of the best of all time, Jerry is the music genius of the band. Underrated drummer as well. Kinney is money

Such a shame these guys weren't included in the rock and roll hall of fame. The jury must be deaf. This tune is timeless

why can't this music still be around today, such garbage on the radio , should have been born in the 50s man, then I could have enjoyed a solid 4 decades of music in my teens to adult hood

I like the bluesy, country chords in the beginning

One of the very few bands blessed w/ 2 lead singers. Thanks Jerry for continuing.

Layne encouraged Cantrell to sing. Layne you did good! Thank you 🎤🎶

Laynes voice gives me the coldest winter chill. Hands down the best singer ever.

So much more going on in these songs than in today's music. Really strange how downhill it is all going...

Hearing songs like this is like jumping in a time machine and trying to remember what I doing 30 years- ish ago . Damn I miss the 90s especially in this troubled times ill hold onto the good memories

They gave me chills when they sing.

The sweetest Alice in Chains' video. Love it. Beautiful song.

Alice incorporates guitar and bass so well