"Lesson Learned" is a song by Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

, featured on their fourth studio album Black Gives Way to Blue

Black Gives Way to Blue

Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released in September 2009. The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue is their first release with new vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, who took over from the late...

(2009). It was released as the fourth single from the album on June 22, 2010. It is the newest Alice in Chains single to date.

Music video

The music video for "Lesson Learned" was released September 22, 2010 on Yahoo Music beta. It is also featured on Alice in Chains new YouTube

YouTube

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 channel. The video was conceived and directed by Paul Matthaeus, known for his groundbreaking main titles on the award-winning series Dexter

Dexter (TV series)

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, True Blood

True Blood

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, 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. The video also is available Explicit and Edited versions.

Lyrics

The lyrics of this song can be interpreted in many different ways. "Take a simple faithful turn, hope enough to stop the bleeding" may refer to Cantrell's years of drug abuse and how faith might have saved his life.

Personnel

• William DuVall
  William DuVall
  thumb|200px|right|William DuVall performing with [[Alice In Chains]] at Roskilde Festival 2010William DuVall is an American musician, best known as current lead singer for Alice In Chains, following the death of the band's original lead singer Layne Staley.DuVall is also co-founder, lead singer,...
  
   – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  
• Jerry Cantrell
  Jerry Cantrell
  Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...
  
   – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  , vocals
• Mike Inez
  Mike Inez
  Mike Inez is a rock musician best known for his role as the bassist of Alice in Chains. Inez has also worked with other popular musical acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, and Heart. Inez is of Filipino ancestry.-Career:...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Sean Kinney
  Sean Kinney
  Sean Howard Kinney is an American musician best known for being the drummer of the influential grunge band Alice in Chains....
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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Chart positions

Chart (2010)	Position
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
US Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...	10
US Alternative Songs	25