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.
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.
Songs
| † | Indicates song not written or co-written by Kurt Cobain |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates song released as a single |
| # | Indicates song made by The Jury, a side project between Nirvana's Cobain and Novoselic and Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan and drummer Mark Pickerel[1] |
See also
Notes
- 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]
- 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.[24] Author and music journalist Charles R. Cross cites the title of "Skid Mark" as "Skid-marks", and the title of "Butterflies" as "Butterfly".[25]
- The original release of Nevermind credited all songs to Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic.[26] Later releases credit the song solely to Cobain.[27]
- Eighty-nine second recording leaked on the Outcesticide recordings.[36]
- 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.[44]
- 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.
- Listed as "Verse Chorus Verse" on No Alternative
- 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.
- 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.[55]
- The original release of Nevermind credited the song to Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic.[26] Later releases credit the song to Cobain and Chet Powers.[27]
- The liner notes for MTV Unplugged in New York credit Huddie Ledbetter as the writer of the song.[42]
- Recorded at a radio session in the Netherlands in 1991; described by a DJ present at the recording as "very quiet and miserable".
- Taken from a 1987 rehearsal