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What is the Jar of Flies?
Columbia Records released Alice in Chains' second acoustic-based EP, Jar of Flies, on January 25, 1994.
How did this EP do?
Written and recorded in one week, Jar of Flies debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first EP--and first Alice in Chains release--to top the charts.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
After the release of Jar of Flies, Staley entered rehab for heroin addiction.
How did this affect the band?
Staley began using heroin again.
Staley's condition prompted the other band members to cancel all scheduled dates one day before the start of the tour.

Question: Did they fire stanley?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Jar of Flies fire stanley?