Question: who wrote the lyrics to nutshell by alice in chains
Answer: `` Nutshell '' Song by Alice in Chains from the album Jar of Flies Released January 25 , 1994 ( album release ) Recorded Genre Acoustic rock , alternative rock , grunge Length 4 : 19 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Lyrics : Layne Staley Music : Mike Inez , Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney Producer ( s ) Alice in Chains , Toby Wright Jar of Flies track listing `` Rotten Apple '' ( Track 1 ) `` Nutshell '' ( Track 2 ) `` I Stay Away '' ( Track 3 ) Tempo : 68 bpm