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{{short description|1991 single by Alice in Chains}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Man in the Box
| cover      = Man in the Box by Alice in Chains US commercial cassette.png
| alt        =
| caption    = US commercial cassette single
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Alice in Chains]]
| album      = [[Facelift (album)|Facelift]]
| B-side     = "Sea of Sorrow/Bleed the Freak/Sunshine"
| released   = {{Start date|1991|01}}<ref name="release">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.com:80/artists/AliceInChains/bio.html |title=Alice In Chains Timeline |website=SonyMusic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991007164204/http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/AliceInChains/bio.html |archive-date=October 7, 1999 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 14, 2019 }}</ref>
| recorded   = December 1989{{snd}}April 1990
| studio     = *[[London Bridge Studio|London Bridge]], [[Seattle]]
*[[Capitol Records|Capitol Recording]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
| genre      = {{flatlist|
* [[Grunge]]
* [[alternative metal]]
* [[hard rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]
}}
| length     = {{Duration|m=4|s=46}}
| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| composer   = [[Jerry Cantrell]]
| lyricist   = [[Layne Staley]]
| producer   = [[Dave Jerden]]
| prev_title = [[We Die Young]]
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[Bleed the Freak]]
| next_year  = 1991
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|TAqZb52sgpU|"Man in the Box"}}}}
}}
"'''Man in the Box'''" is a song by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Alice in Chains]]. It was released as a single in January 1991 after being featured on the group's debut studio album, ''[[Facelift (album)|Facelift]]'' (1990). It peaked at No. 18 on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance]] in 1992. The song was included on the compilation albums ''[[Nothing Safe: Best of the Box]]'' (1999), ''[[Music Bank (album)|Music Bank]]'' (1999), ''[[Greatest Hits (Alice in Chains album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (2001), and ''[[The Essential Alice in Chains]]'' (2006). "Man in the Box" was the second most-played song of the decade on mainstream rock radio between 2010 and 2019.

==Origin and recording==
In the [[liner notes]] of 1999's ''[[Music Bank (album)|Music Bank]]'' box set collection, guitarist [[Jerry Cantrell]] said of the song; "That whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves; it helped Alice become what it was."<ref>Liner notes, ''[[Music Bank (album)|Music Bank]]'' box set. 1999.</ref>

The song makes use of a [[talk box]] to create the guitar effect. The idea of using a talk box came from producer [[Dave Jerden]], who was driving to the studio one day when [[Bon Jovi]]'s "[[Livin' on a Prayer]]" started playing on the radio.<ref>{{cite book|last=de Sola|first=David|title=Alice in Chains: The Untold Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUonBgAAQBAJ|date=August 4, 2015|publisher=Thomas Dunne Books|isbn=978-1250048073|pages=115–116|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122131433/https://books.google.com/books?id=kUonBgAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

The original ''Facelift'' track listing credited only vocalist [[Layne Staley]] and Jerry Cantrell with writing the song.<ref>Liner notes, ''[[Facelift (album)|Facelift]]''. 1990.</ref> All post-''Facelift'' compilations credited the entire band. It is unclear as to why the songwriter credits were changed.

==Composition and music==
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"Man in the Box" is a [[grunge]],<ref>{{cite web|date=September 16, 2014|title=10 Grunge Albums You Need to Own|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/news/10-grunge-albums-you-need-to-own.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518100826/https://www.revolvermag.com/news/10-grunge-albums-you-need-to-own.html|archive-date=May 18, 2017|access-date=February 22, 2016|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]}}</ref><ref name="axs">{{cite web|last=Lealos|first=Shawn S.|date=November 25, 2014|title=The 10 best Alice in Chains songs|url=https://www.axs.com/the-10-best-alice-in-chains-songs-29988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216135415/https://www.axs.com/the-10-best-alice-in-chains-songs-29988|archive-date=February 16, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2016|website=[[AXS (company)|AXS]]}}</ref> [[alternative metal]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramirez|first=AJ|date=August 3, 2011|title=The 10 Best Alternative Metal Singles of the 1990s|url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/145291-the-ten-best-alternative-metal-singles-of-the-1990s/P1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150146/https://www.popmatters.com/post/145291-the-ten-best-alternative-metal-singles-of-the-1990s/P1/|archive-date=September 24, 2015|access-date=June 21, 2015|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/march-metal-madness-stage-dive-region-round-1/ |title=Metal Madness: Stage Dive Region |date=March 12, 2012 |access-date=April 23, 2022 |website=[[Loudwire]] |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424010550/https://loudwire.com/march-metal-madness-stage-dive-region-round-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref name="axs"/> and [[alternative rock]] song<ref>{{cite web|last=Yglesias|first=Matthew|date=May 21, 2007|title=The Ultimate Nineties Alt-Rock Playlist|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/05/the-ultimate-nineties-alt-rock-playlist/40279/|access-date=February 22, 2016|website=[[The Atlantic]]|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824090224/http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/05/the-ultimate-nineties-alt-rock-playlist/40279/|url-status=live}}</ref> that is widely recognized by its distinctive "wordless opening melody, where Layne Staley's peculiar, tensed-throat vocals are matched in unison with an effects-laden guitar" followed by "portentous lines like: 'Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?', 'Jesus Christ, deny your maker' and 'He who tries, will be wasted' with Cantrell's drier, less-urgent voice," along with harmonies provided by both Staley and Cantrell in the lines 'Won't you come and save me'.<ref name="Huey">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/man-in-the-box-mt0000594557 |title=Man in the Box |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |last=Huey, Steve |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614083318/http://www.allmusic.com/song/man-in-the-box-mt0000594557 |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2022 }}</ref>

==Lyrics==
In a 1992 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Layne Staley explained the origins of the song's lyrics:
<blockquote>I started writing about [[censorship]]. Around the same time, we went out for dinner with some [[Columbia Records]] people who were [[vegetarianism|vegetarians]]. They told me how [[veal]] was made from [[Calf (animal)|calves]] raised in these small boxes, and that image stuck in my head. So I went home and wrote about government censorship and eating [[meat]] as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jeffrey Ressner|title=Alice in Chains: Through the Looking Glass|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-in-chains-through-the-looking-glass-19921126|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 18, 2017|date=November 28, 1992|archive-date=July 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728124745/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-in-chains-through-the-looking-glass-19921126|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

Jerry Cantrell said of the song:
<blockquote>But what it's basically about is, is how government and media control the public's perception of events in the world or whatever, and they build you into a box by feeding it to you in your home, ya know. And it's just about breaking out of that box and looking outside of that box that has been built for you.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Cantrell Explaining Alice In Chains' "Man In The Box"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5JovwfAVLw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/c5JovwfAVLw |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=April 2, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref></blockquote>

In a recorded interview with ''[[MuchMusic]]'' in 1991, Staley stated that the lyrics are loosely based on media censorship, and "I was really really stoned when I wrote it, so it meant something different then", he said laughing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Layne Staley and Sean Kinney on dark songs and the meaning of "Man In The Box"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-zvCLLneqs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/U-zvCLLneqs |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=April 2, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Release and reception==
"Man in the Box" was released as a single in 1991.<ref name="release"/> It is widely considered to be one of Alice in Chains' signature songs, reaching number 18 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Album Rock Tracks]] chart at the time of its release. ''[[Loudwire]]'' and ''[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]'' both named "Man in the Box" as Alice in Chains' greatest song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/best-alice-in-chains-songs/|title=10 Best Alice in Chains Songs|first=Chad|last=Childers|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=May 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-alice-in-chains-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Alice In Chains songs – ranked|first=Sam|last=Law|work=[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]|date=March 30, 2021|accessdate=May 4, 2023}}</ref>

The song was number 19 on [[VH1]]'s "40 Greatest Metal Songs", and its solo was rated the 77th greatest guitar solo by ''[[Guitar World]]'' in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/100-greatest-guitar-solos-51-100 |title=100 Greatest Guitar Solos |date=October 30, 2008 |website=Guitar World |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617043350/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/100-greatest-guitar-solos-51-100 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was number 50 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s" in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/7468/vh1s_greatest_songs_of_the_90s_not_enough_pavement/franchises/list/ |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The '90s: Not Enough Pavement |date=December 12, 2007 |website=Stereogum |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230214625/https://www.stereogum.com/7468/vh1s_greatest_songs_of_the_90s_not_enough_pavement/franchises/list/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-09-ca-2226-story.html |title=The Grammy Nominations |date=January 9, 1992 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2020-01-23 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131058/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-09/entertainment/ca-2226_1_chicago-symphony-orchestra |url-status=live }}</ref>

Steve Huey of [[AllMusic]] called the song "an often overlooked but important building block in grunge's ascent to dominance" and "a meeting of metal theatrics and introspective hopelessness."<ref name="Huey"/>

According to [[Nielsen Music]]'s year-end report for 2019, "Man in the Box" was the second most-played song of the decade on mainstream rock radio with 142,000 spins.<ref name="MainstreamRockDecade2010-2019">{{Cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/nirvana-most-played-radio-rock-band-decade/ |title=Nirvana Were the Most-Played Band of the Decade on Rock Radio |last=Trapp |first=Philip |date=January 14, 2020 |website=Loudwire |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116015928/https://loudwire.com/nirvana-most-played-radio-rock-band-decade/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music video==
The [[MTV]] [[music video]] for the track was released in 1991 and was directed by [[Paul Rachman]], who later directed the first version of the "[[Sea of Sorrow]]" music video for the band and the 2006 feature documentary ''[[American Hardcore (film)|American Hardcore]]''. The music video was nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video]] at the [[1991 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1991/mtvvmas.htm |title=1991 MTV Video Music awards |publisher=Rockonthenet.com |access-date=December 8, 2007 |archive-date=December 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203185724/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1991/mtvvmas.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The video is available on the home video releases ''[[Live Facelift]]'' and ''[[Music Bank: The Videos]]''. The video shows the band performing in what is supposedly a [[barn]], where throughout the video, a mysterious man wearing a black hooded cloak is shown roaming around the barn. Then, after the unknown hooded figure is shown, he is shown again looking around inside a [[stable]] where many animals live where he suddenly discovers and shines his [[flashlight]] on a man ([[Layne Staley]]) that he finds sitting in the corner of the barnhouse. At the end of the video, the hooded man finally pulls his hood down off of his head, only to reveal that his [[eyelids]] were sewn together with [[Surgical suture|stitches]] the whole time. This part of the video depicts on the line of the song, "Feed my eyes, now you've sewn them shut". The man with his eyes sewn shut was played by a friend of director Paul Rachman, Rezin,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/paulrachman/status/451790098263445504 |title=Me on the set of the Man In The Box video I directed '90 #tbt @AliceInChains |last=Rachman |first=Paul |date=March 27, 2014 |website=Twitter |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827050959/https://twitter.com/paulrachman/status/451790098263445504 |url-status=live }}</ref> who worked in a bar parking lot in Los Angeles called Small's.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/paulrachman/status/995349560082993153 |title=The man I cast in @AliceInChains' #ManInTheBox music video was nicknamed Resin and worked in a bar parking lot in Los Angeles called Small's |last=Rachman |first=Paul |date=May 12, 2018 |website=Twitter |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827050959/https://twitter.com/paulrachman/status/995349560082993153 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The music video was shot on 16mm film and transferred to tape using a FDL 60 telecine. At the time this was the only device that could sync sound to picture at film rates as low as 6FPS. This is how the surreal motion was obtained. The sepia look was done by Claudius Neal using a daVinci color corrector.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Layne Staley tattooed on his back the Jesus character depicted in the video with his eyes sewn shut.<ref>{{cite web|last=Baltin|first=Steve|title=Q&A With Jerry Cantrell|url=http://www.inkedmag.com/article/q-jerry-cantrell/|website=Inked Magazine|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010140031/http://www.inkedmag.com/article/q-jerry-cantrell/|archive-date=October 10, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Layne Staley's Tattoo Was Inspired By "Man In The Box" Lyric & Video|url=http://www.feelnumb.com/2010/12/08/layne-staleys-tattoo-was-inspired-by-man-in-the-box-lyric/|website=Feel Numb|access-date=July 28, 2017|date=December 8, 2010|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123418/http://www.feelnumb.com/2010/12/08/layne-staleys-tattoo-was-inspired-by-man-in-the-box-lyric/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Live performances==
At Alice in Chains' last concert with Staley on July 3, 1996, they closed with "Man in the Box". Live performances of "Man in the Box" can be found on the "[[Heaven Beside You]]" and "[[Get Born Again]]" singles and the live album ''[[Live (Alice in Chains album)|Live]]''. A performance of the song is also included on the home video release ''[[Live Facelift]]'' and is a staple of the band's live show due to the song's popularity.

==Personnel==
*[[Layne Staley]]&nbsp;– lead vocals
*[[Jerry Cantrell]]&nbsp;– guitar, [[talk box]], backing vocals
*[[Mike Starr (musician)|Mike Starr]]&nbsp;– bass
*[[Sean Kinney]]&nbsp;– drums

==Chart positions==
===Weekly charts===
;''Facelift'' version
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Chart (1991)
! Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|18|artist=Alice in Chains}}
|}

;''Live'' version
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Chart (2000)
! Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|39|artist=Alice in Chains}}
|}

===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
| US Mainstream Rock ([[Nielsen Music]])<ref name="MainstreamRockDecade2010-2019"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Alice in Chains|title=Man in the Box|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1991|certyear=2022|access-date=August 15, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

==Cover versions==
[[Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine]] covered "Man in the Box" in a [[Lounge music|lounge]] style on their 2005 album ''[[Aperitif for Destruction]]''. Platinum-selling recording artist [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]] covered the song during his 2009 [[Declaration Tour]]. [[Angie Aparo]] recorded a cover version for his album ''Weapons of Mass Construction''. [[Apologetix]] parodied the song as "Man on the Cross" on their 2013 album ''[[Hot Potato Soup (ApologetiX album)|Hot Potato Soup]]''. Metal artist Chris Senter released a parody titled "Cat in the Box" in March 2015, featuring a music video by animator Joey Siler.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3337493/kitties-chains-cat-box-childish-immature-love/ |title=Kitties In Chains “Cat In The Box” Is Childish, Immature And I Love It |access-date=2015-03-25 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093112/http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3337493/kitties-chains-cat-box-childish-immature-love/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Les Claypool's bluegrass project [[Duo de Twang]] covered the song on their debut album ''Four Foot Shack''. In 2020, music group ''The Merkins'' posted a parody of the song on their YouTube channel,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/THEMERKINS |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-08-27 |archive-date=2022-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612093140/https://www.youtube.com/c/THEMERKINS |url-status=live }}</ref> featuring singer Joey Siler<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Siler1037/featured |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-08-27 |archive-date=2022-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827051046/https://www.youtube.com/user/Siler1037/featured |url-status=live }}</ref> as [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]] from the [[Hellraiser]] film series.<ref>{{Citation |title=PINHEAD - "MAN IN THE BOX" (ALICE IN CHAINS PARODY) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ESYF0apLGs |language=en |access-date=2022-08-27 |archive-date=2022-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518113753/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ESYF0apLGs |url-status=live }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
*Professional wrestler [[Tommy Dreamer]] used the song as his entrance music in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] from 1995 to 2001, and with his own wrestling promotion, [[House of Hardcore]], since 2012.<ref>{{cite book|last=McNeill|first=Pat|title=The Tables All Were Broken, McNeill's Take on the End of Professional Wrestling As We Know It|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2VT94FyEwPsC&pg=PA197|date=April 17, 2002|isbn=978-0595224043|pages=197|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827051001/https://books.google.com/books?id=2VT94FyEwPsC&pg=PA197|url-status=live}}</ref>
*The song appeared as a playable track in the video games ''[[Rock Band 2]]'' and ''[[Guitar Hero Live]]''. 
*"Man in the Box" has been featured in films such as ''[[Lassie (1994 film)|Lassie]]'' (1994),<ref>{{cite web|title=Lassie (1994)|url=http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/OST/lassie/|website=SoundtrackInfo|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611145044/http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/OST/lassie/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Man In The Box em "Lassie" (1994)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6bnO7fF1WY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/c6bnO7fF1WY |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=July 28, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite web|title=Man In The Box no filme "Mar Em Fúria" (2000)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nADkScN_C5I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/nADkScN_C5I |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=July 28, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Funny People]]'' (2009)<ref name="soundtrack"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Funny People Soundtrack|url=http://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/384/Funny-People|website=Whatsong|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608090624/https://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/384/Funny-People|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Always Be My Maybe (2019 film)|Always Be My Maybe]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2019-06-21/heres-every-song-featured-in-netflix-romcom-always-be-my-maybe/ |title=Here's every song featured in Netflix romcom Always Be My Maybe |last=Allen |first=Ben |date=May 29, 2019 |website=Radio Times |access-date=2020-01-23 |archive-date=2019-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016231738/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2019-06-21/heres-every-song-featured-in-netflix-romcom-always-be-my-maybe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*The song has been featured in TV shows including ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'' (1993),<ref>{{cite web|title=Beavis & Butt head Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice Man in the Box Alice in Chains|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-7daoek8ac |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/X-7daoek8ac |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=July 28, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="soundtrack">{{cite web|title=Alice in Chains - Soundtrack|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2750498/?ref_=nmbio_trv_1#soundtrack|website=IMDb|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827051004/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2750498/?ref_=nmbio_trv_1#soundtrack|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Dead at 21]]'' (1994),<ref name="soundtrack"/> ''[[Cold Case]]'' (season 2, episode 13, ''"[[Cold Case (season 2)|Time to Crime]]"'' in 2005),<ref name="soundtrack"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Case - S2 · E13 · Time to Crime|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/cold-case/season-2/131#song-180|website=Tune Find|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827051006/https://www.tunefind.com/show/cold-case/season-2/131#song-180|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' (season 12, episode 6, "''[[Supernatural (season 12)|Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox]]''" in 2016).<ref>{{cite web|title=Supernatural 12x6 : Alice In Chains - Man In The Box (Scene)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfTD6kgoghU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/FfTD6kgoghU |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=July 28, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="soundtrack"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/song/man-in-the-box-mt0000594557 Review of "Man in the Box"] at [[AllMusic]]
*{{YouTube|TAqZb52sgpU|"Man in the Box" official music video}}

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[[Category:Alice in Chains songs]]
[[Category:Songs about the media]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jerry Cantrell]]
[[Category:Songs written by Layne Staley]]
[[Category:1990 songs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:American hard rock songs]]