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"Rooster" is a track from Alice in Chains' second studio album Dirt, released in 1992. Columbia Records sent the song to radio stations on February 22, 1993, positioning it as the album's fourth single. The track achieved significant commercial success, remaining on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 20 weeks and reaching a peak position of number 7.
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The song was written by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell as a tribute to his father, Jerry Cantrell Sr., whose childhood nickname was "Rooster" and who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
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