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American alternative rock supergroup This article is about the band. For the science fiction film, see Class of 1999. For the Night Gallery episode, see List of Night Gallery episodes.

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Class of '99
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, industrial rock, grunge
Years active	1998
Labels	Sony Records
Spinoff of	Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Rage Against the Machine, Porno for Pyros, Collective Soul, Matchbox Twenty

Past members	Layne Staley Tom Morello Stephen Perkins Martyn LeNoble Matt Serletic

Class of '99 was a short-lived American alternative rock supergroup consisting of members from notable rock bands:

Layne Staley of Alice in Chains as vocalist
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine as lead guitarist
Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction as drummer
Martyn LeNoble of Porno for Pyros as bassist
Matt Serletic of Collective Soul and Matchbox Twenty as keyboardist

These five musicians collaborated to cover Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (as well as "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)") for the soundtrack to Robert Rodriguez's 1998 science-fiction horror film, The Faculty. Contrary to rumors and popular belief, the five musicians collaborated solely to cover the songs for the film and did not create a band or intend on releasing other new material.

In 1999, a single of both versions was released on the Sony International record label. It also contained Stabbing Westward's "Haunting Me". The "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" video was directed by Jim Shea, and aired for the first time in January 1999.

As the recordings took place in November 1998, Class of '99 is now notable for being Staley's final appearance in the studio prior to his death from a drug overdose in April 2002.

Single chart positions

Year	Song	US Mainstream Rock	US Modern Rock	Album
1999	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"	18	34	The Faculty: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture

References

Childers, Chad (December 16, 2021). "Jerry Cantrell Reveals Tom Morello Gave Layne Staley 'Spark' to Play More Guitar in Alice in Chains". Loudwire. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
"Layne Staley's Final Recording: See Alice, Rage, Jane's Members Cover Pink Floyd in 1999". Revolver. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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Films	Class of 1984 (1982) Class of 1999 (1990) Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)
Related	Blackboard Jungle (inspiration) "I Am the Future" (theme song)

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