All Apologies

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"All Apologies"
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Single by Nirvana
from the album In Utero
A-side "Rape Me" (double A-side)
B-side "Moist Vagina"
ReleasedDecember 6, 1993 (1993-12-06)
RecordedFebruary 1993
Studio Pachyderm (Cannon Falls, Minnesota)
Genre
Length3:50
Label DGC
Songwriter(s) Kurt Cobain
Producer(s) Steve Albini
Nirvana singles chronology
"Heart-Shaped Box"
(1993)		"All Apologies" / "Rape Me"
(1993)		"All Apologies (unplugged)"
(1994)
In Utero track listing
12 tracks
  1. "Serve the Servants"
  2. "Scentless Apprentice"
  3. "Heart-Shaped Box"
  4. "Rape Me"
  5. "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle"
  6. "Dumb"
  7. "Very Ape"
  8. "Milk It"
  9. "Pennyroyal Tea"
  10. "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter"
  11. "tourette's"
  12. "All Apologies"

Awards

Unplugged version

YearAwardResults
1995 BMI Award for most played song on college radio Won
1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Nominated

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [94] Platinum70,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [95] Platinum30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [96]
Sales since 2004 		Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [97] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

YearPublicationCountryAccoladeRank
1998 Kerrang! United Kingdom20 Great Nirvana Songs Picked by the Stars [98] 4
2004 Q High Spirits: 10 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever [29] 1
2005 Blender United StatesThe 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born [30] 99
2011 Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time [31] 462
NME United KingdomNirvana: Their 10 Best Tracks [99] 1
2019 The Guardian Nirvana's 20 greatest songs – ranked! [34] 2
2022 Pitchfork United StatesThe 250 Best Songs of the 1990s [100] 140
The 100 Best Songs and Albums of the 1990s, According to Pitchfork Readers [101] 39
2023 The A.V. Club Essential Nirvana: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked [102] 2

Personnel

Nirvana

Additional personnel

Other releases

Cover versions

YearArtistAlbum
1994 Sinéad O'Connor Universal Mother
1996 Herbie Hancock The New Standard
2011 Little Roy Battle for Seattle

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