Jar of Flies is a stuio EP, released on January 25, 1994, by the Seattle, Washington grunge band Alice in Chains through Columbia Records. Jar of Flies marks the first album with bassist Mike Inez. This album was the first EP to ever reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 United States album chart, and was the only EP to ever gain this distinction until 2004. The EP features Alice in Chains' most radio successful song and two more successful singles for the band. The song "No Excuses" was the only Alice in Chains song to reach the number 1 position on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "I Stay Away" also reached high positions, and "Don't Follow" had become a modest hit by early 1995.