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List of songs recorded by Nirvana

List of songs recorded by Nirvana

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Nirvana was an American grunge band formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, with drummer Dave Grohl joining the band in 1990.

Kurt Cobain (foreground) and Krist Novoselic live at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards

The band recorded three studio albums; Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero, with other songs available on live albums, compilations, extended plays (EPs), singles and reissues. Other songs have surfaced or are known to exist but have not been released officially.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Released as a promotional single; "On a Plain" released from Nevermind;[2] "Lake of Fire", "The Man Who Sold the World", and "Where Did you Sleep Last Night?" released from MTV Unplugged in New York;[3][4][5] and "Aneurysm" and "Drain You" released from the album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah.[6][7] "About a Girl" released as both a promotional and a retail single, with both versions containing the song from MTV Unplugged in New York.[8][9] "In Bloom" released as both a promotional and a retail single.[10][11] "Heart-Shaped Box" released as both a promotional and a retail single.[12][13] "All Apologies" released as both a promotional and a retail single, with the United States' promotional copy containing both the song from MTV Unplugged in New York and the version from In Utero.[14][15]
  2. [N 2]
    AllMusic credits Huddie Ledbetter with a writing credit for "Ain't It a Shame", "Grey Goose", "They Hung Him on a Cross", and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", from the album With the Lights Out,[18] while the liner notes for MTV Unplugged in New York credit Ledbetter with a writing credit for "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" from the album.[19]
  3. [N 3]
    The Nirvana fansite LiveNirvana.com credits Donna Dresch and John Goodmanson as producers for an early 1987 set in which Nirvana recorded the versions of "Anorexorcist", "Help Me I'm Hungry", and "White Lace and Strange" released on With the Lights Out.[21][22] AllMusic, however, only credits Goodmanson on With the Lights Out as an "engineer", and does not credit Dresch at all.[23] Everett True, in a 2009 biography, stated that Nirvana performed the session with "producer John Goodmanson",[24] while an article in Seattle Weekly states that Goodmanson "engineered" the session.[25] Goodmanson and Dresch hosted back-to-back radio sessions on KAOS on which Nirvana played.
  4. [N 4]
    AllMusic credits Chad Channing with a writing credit for "Been a Son", "Dive", and "Stain" released on Incesticide.[26] The Incesticide liner notes do not credit Channing with a writing credit for any songs.[17]
  5. [N 5]
    According to music journalist and author Gillian G. Gaar, "Big Me", "Butterflies", "Chris w/Acoustic", "Dave w/Echoplex", "Exhausted", "February Stars", "French Abortion", "Jam After Dinner", "New Beat / In Cars", "New Wave Groove", "Skid Mark", and "Thrash Tune" were recorded during a session from January 28–30, 1994, at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle.[30] Author and music journalist Charles R. Cross cites the title of "Skid Mark" as "Skid-marks", and the title of "Butterflies" as "Butterfly".[31]
  6. [N 6]
    Nine-minute demo of a song that leaked in August 2015.[37][38]
  7. [N 7]
    Eighty-nine second recording leaked on the Outcesticide recordings.[39]
  8. [N 8]
    Recorded from a 1987 rehearsal[42]
  9. [N 9]
    AllMusic credits Krist Novoselic with a writing credit for "Hairspray Queen" released on Incesticide,[26] though the Incesticide liner notes do not credit Novoselic with a writing credit for the song.[17]
  10. [N 10]
    Song from a practice session in spring 1987 with Novoselic on vocals[45]
  11. [N 11]
    Taken from a session dated February 15, 1993, at Pachyderm Studios, and leaked after a buyer purchased a reel containing seven Nirvana recordings from Pachyderm on eBay.[46]
  12. [N 12]
    Not included on the Live at Reading CD; included as a part of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the Live at Reading DVD. Not given its own track listing.[50][51]
  13. [N 13]
    Also known as "Meat" or "Dave's Meat Song"; recorded with Craig Montgomery at BMG-Ariola in Rio de Janeiro, with Dave Grohl playing all instruments.
  14. [N 14]
    Listed as "Verse Chorus Verse" on No Alternative
  15. [N 15]
    According to Gaar, Cobain, Eric Erlandson and Pat Smear are said to have recorded a cover of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" on March 25, 1994, after a drug intervention at Cobain's home, with Cobain playing drums, Smear playing guitar, and Erlandson playing bass.
  16. [N 16]
    Possibly unrecorded; according to Cross and Jim Berkenstadt, there "are no track sheets to reflect that 'Song in D' was ever formally recorded". Rehearsed by the band at Sound City, and described by producer Butch Vig as "somewhat like an R.E.M. song". In a 2011 interview, Vig stated the song, set in "D" tuning, was never finished.[58]
  17. [N 17]
    Recorded at a radio session in the Netherlands in 1991; described by a DJ present at the recording as "very quiet and miserable".
  18. [N 18]
    Taken from a 1987 rehearsal

References

  1. [1]
    Cross 2016, pp. 57–59
  2. [2]
    On a Plain (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1991. PRO-CD-4354.
  3. [3]
    Lake of Fire (liner notes). Australia: DGC Records. 1997. PROCD-4265.
  4. [4]
    The Man Who Sold the World (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1995. PRO-CD-4704.
  5. [5]
    Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (liner notes). United Kingdom: DGC Records. 1995. NIRVPRO 1.
  6. [6]
    Aneurysm (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1996. PRO-CD-1033.
  7. [7]
    Drain You (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1996. PRO-CD-1070.
  8. [8]
    About a Girl (liner notes). France: DGC Records. 1994. GED 21958.
  9. [9]
    About a Girl (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1994. PRO-CD-4688.
  10. [10]
    In Bloom (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1992. PRO-CD-4704.
  11. [11]
    In Bloom (liner notes). Europe: DGC Records. 1992. GED21760.
  12. [12]
    Heart-Shaped Box (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1993. PRO-CD-4545.
  13. [13]
    Heart-Shaped Box (liner notes). United Kingdom: Geffen Records. 1993. GFST 54.
  14. [14]
    All Apologies / Rape Me / MV (liner notes). United Kingdom: DGC Records. 1993. GFSTD 66.
  15. [15]
    All Apologies (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1994. PRO-CD-4618.
  16. [16]
    Bleach (liner notes). United States of America: Sub Pop. 1989. SP 34.
  17. [17]
    Incesticide (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1992. DGCD-24504.
  18. [18]
    "With the Lights Out". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  19. [19]
    MTV Unplugged in New York (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1994. DGCC-24727.
  20. [20]
    In Utero (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1993. DGC-24607.
  21. [21]
    "Live Nirvana Sessions History: May 6, 1987 – KAOS Radio, the Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, US". LiveNirvana.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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    "With the Lights Out Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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    "Incesticide". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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    Blew (liner notes). United Kingdom: Tupelo Recording Company. 1989. TUPEP8.
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    "Kill Rock Stars". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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    Bleach (liner notes). United Kingdom: Tupelo Recording Company. 1990. TUP CD6.
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    Gaar, Gillian (May 2004). "Nirvana: The Lost Tapes". Mojo. No. 126. EMAP. pp. 44–48.
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    Cross, Charles R. (2012). Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain. Hachette Books. ISBN 9781401304515.
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    Nevermind (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 1991. DGCC-24425.
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    Thompson 2000, p. 36
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    "Sliver". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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    In Utero (liner notes). Japan: DGC Records. 2004. UICY-9720.
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    "The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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    Live at Reading (liner notes). United States of America: DGC Records. 2009. B0013503-02.
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    Live at Reading (DVD). United States of America: DGC Records. 2009. B0013501-09.
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    Live And Loud (DVD). United States of America: DGC Records. 2013. B0019040-09.
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    Saint Thomas and Smith (2004), p. 265
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  55. [55]
    Cover of a song by the Finnish band Smack. This was played a few times in 1988, according to setlists in Come As You Are, but only two bootleg recordings have surfaced to date, 1988.10.30 and 1988.12.21.
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    Saint Thomas and Smith (2004), p. 268
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    Prato, Greg (February 15, 2023). Lanegan. p. 182-183. NICK OLIVERI: Mark said he wrote some lyrics on "Something in the Way" with Kurt on Nevermind. But Kurt had played on some of Mark's solo stuff, The Winding Sheet. So, instead of getting paid, they just did this thing where, "Hey man, I added a lyric on your song and you added a lyric on my song. Let's just call it even. Whatever happens, happens." Little did Mark know, if he would have had publishing on "Something in the Way" on Nevermind, he would have had a lot of money. I remember him kicking himself in the butt a little bit about that – "If I had that 'Something in the Way' publishing…
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