Sample in a Jar

1994 single by Phish

"Sample in a Jar"

Single by Phish
from the album  Hoist
Released| 1994 (1994)
Recorded| October–November 1993, American Recording Co., Woodland Hills, California
Genre| Rock
Length| 4:38
Label| Elektra PRCD 8989-2
Songwriter(s)| Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
Producer(s)| Paul Fox
Phish singles chronology
| "Down with Disease"
(1994)  | "Sample in a Jar"
(1994)  | "Julius"
(1994)

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"Sample in a Jar" is a song by the American band Phish. It was released as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Hoist. The song peaked at No. 49 on the Radio & Records Rock chart.[1]

> On the surface, the lyrics seem to deal with a relationship argument while intoxicated. In The Phish Book, Trey mentioned that the song is “basically about sitting in a car with the seatbelt on, drunk.”[2]

## Covers[edit]

The song was covered by the band Little Feat on the album Chinese Work Songs.[3]

## Personnel[edit]

Musicians

Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals
Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals
Jon Fishman – drums, vocals

## Also appears on[edit]

* Stash (1996)
* Live Phish Volume 2 (2001)
* Live Phish Volume 3 (2002)
* Live Phish Volume 10 (2002)
* Live Phish Volume 18 (2003)
* Live In Brooklyn (CD/DVD) (2006)
* The Clifford Ball (DVD) (2009)
* Chicago '94 (2012)
* Star Lake 98 (DVD) (2012)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Rock Tracks" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
2. ^ Sample in a Jar History Online. Accessed: May 17, 2014.
3. ^ Chinese Work Songs Online. Accessed: May 31, 2018

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