‘Nutshell’: The Saddest 90s Song to Ever Go #1 “Nutshell” — Jar of Flies (Released January 25, 1994) Alice in Chains recorded “Nutshell” in 1993 during sessions for Jar of Flies, an acoustic EP that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 the first EP in history to ever do that. It was written by Layne Staley witht the music by Jerry Cantrell, the song arrived during a period when touring paused and addiction for Layne had completely engulfed him. Lines like “We chase misprinted lies” and “If I ca