Nothing Safe: Best of the Box is the first greatest hits album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released on June 29, 1999 on Columbia Records. The previously unreleased track "Get Born Again" was released as a single to promote the album and peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and at No. 12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Get Born Again" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2000.
The album is the first of Alice in Chains's best-of albums, and also served as a sampler for their Music Bank box set. Nothing Safe contains songs from previous albums Facelift, Sap, Dirt, Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains and Unplugged, as well as the previously unreleased track "Get Born Again", recorded between September and October 1998.
Despite the "Best of the Box" album title, the demo version of "We Die Young" that appears here is not included on Music Bank and is therefore exclusive to this collection. In addition, "Iron Gland" is featured with the beginning drum found on the Dirt track "Dam That River". A "Best Buy Exclusive" issue of the CD included a bonus disc in a cardboard sleeve, with live versions of "Angry Chair" and "Man in the Box". The version of "What The Hell Have I" that appears here is the original version, not the remixed version that appears on Music Bank.
The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and the revenue generated from the album was used to fund the Music Bank box set.
The album has received mainly positive reviews, with critics praising the compilation's inclusion of rare material, along with the band's hits. Allmusic staff writer Steve Huey gave the album a four star rating writing "The package is not unattractive, since nearly all the hits are present in some form; also included are the new song "Get Born Again" and the better of the group's two contributions to the Last Action Hero soundtrack, "What the Hell Have I."
Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine, reviewing Alice in Chains Discography wrote "To its credit, Nothing Safe is a solid compilation of odds, ends, live tracks, studio cuts, soundtrack appearances and rarities, which serves its purpose for giving 'in-passing' fans a pretty enjoyable set".
Track listing
- "Get Born Again" (previously unreleased) Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell 5:26
- "We Die Young" (previously unreleased demo) Cantrell 2:28
- "Man in the Box" (from Facelift) Staley, Cantrell 4:46
- "Them Bones" (from Dirt) Cantrell 2:30
- "Iron Gland" (unlisted track from Dirt) Cantrell 0:43
- "Angry Chair" (from Dirt) Staley 4:46
- "Down in a Hole" (from Dirt) Cantrell 5:37
- "Rooster" (Live; previously unreleased in North America) Cantrell 6:46
- "Got Me Wrong" (from MTV Unplugged) Cantrell 4:24
- "No Excuses" (from Jar of Flies) Cantrell 4:15
- "I Stay Away" (from Jar of Flies) Staley, Michael Inez, Cantrell 4:14
- "What the Hell Have I" (Music from the Original Motion Picture – Last Action Hero) Cantrell 3:57
- "Grind" (from Alice in Chains) Cantrell 4:44
- "Again" (from Alice in Chains) Staley, Cantrell 4:04
- "Would?" (from Dirt) Cantrell 3:28
Total length: 62:18
Issued in a clear orange jewelcase.
"Get Born Again" is a new song and "We Die Young" is the demo version.
A video for "Get Born Again" was made to promote this compilation.
Recording information:
Track 1 recorded in October, 1998. Previously unreleased.
Track 2 is a previously unreleased demo version.
Track 3 taken from the album Facelift.
Tracks 4, 6, 7, 15 taken from the album Dirt.
Track 5 is an unlisted track taken from the album Dirt . Tom Araya appears courtesy of American Recordings
Track 8 released by arrangement with BBC Music. First transmission date: 16th April, 1993. Previously unreleased in North America.
Track 9 taken from the live album MTV Unplugged.
Tracks 10 & 11 taken from the EP Jar of Flies.
Track 12 taken from Music from the Original Motion Picture - Last Action Hero.
Tracks 13 & 14 taken from the album Alice in Chains.
Mastered at A & M Mastering in Hollywood, California.
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