List of songs recorded by Nirvana

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

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.

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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

Key
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]
Name of song, writer(s), original release, producer(s) and year of release
SongWriter(s)Original releaseProducer(s)YearRef(s).
"About a Girl"
[note 1]
Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Aero Zeppelin" Kurt Cobain Incesticide Jack Endino 1992 [17]
"Ain't It a Shame" #Traditional
[note 2]
With the Lights Out Jack Endino 2004 [1] [18]
"All Apologies"
[note 1]
Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Aneurysm"
[note 1]
Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
Non-album single
(released with "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
Craig Montgomery 1991
"Anorexorcist" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out
[note 3]
2004 [18]
"Beans" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Been a Son" Kurt Cobain
[note 4]
Non-album single
(B-side to Blew EP)
Steve Fisk 1989 [27]
"Beeswax" Kurt Cobain Kill Rock Stars Jack Endino 1991 [28]
"Big Cheese" Kurt Cobain Non-album single

(B-side to "Love Buzz")

Jack Endino 1988 [29]
"Big Long Now" Kurt Cobain Incesticide Jack Endino 1992 [17]
"Big Me" Dave Grohl Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Blandest" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out Jack Endino 2004 [18]
"Blew" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Breed" (aka "Imodium") Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Butterflies"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Chris w/Acoustic"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Clean Up Before She Comes" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Come as You Are" Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Curmudgeon" Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
Non-album single
(B-side to "Lithium")
Barrett Jones1992 [33]
"D-7" Greg Sage Hormoaning Dale Griffin 1992 [34]
"Dave w/Echoplex"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Dive" Kurt Cobain
Krist Novoselic
[note 4]
Non-album single
(B-side to "Sliver")
Butch Vig 1990 [35]
"Do Re Mi" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Do You Love Me?" Bob Ezrin
Kim Fowley
Paul Stanley
Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation Greg Babior1990 [36]
"Don't Want It All" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Downer" Kurt Cobain
Krist Novoselic
Bleach
(1990 re-release)
Jack Endino 1990 [29]
"Drain You"
[note 1]
Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Dumb" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"E.Coli"UnknownUnreleased
[note 6]
[37] [38]
"Endless, Nameless" Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
Nevermind
(second pressing)
Butch Vig 1991
"Escalator to Hell"UnknownUnreleased
[note 7]
[39]
"Even In His Youth" Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
Non-album single
(released with "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
Craig Montgomery 1991
"Exhausted" Dave Grohl Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"February Stars"
(originally titled "Dave/Acoustic + Voc")
Dave Grohl Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Floyd the Barber" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Forgotten Tune" Kurt Cobain In Utero
(2013 Super Deluxe edition)
Barrett Jones2013 [40]
"Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"French Abortion"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
In Utero
Craig Montgomery 1993 [41]
"Grey Goose" #Traditional
[note 2]
With the Lights Out Jack Endino 2004 [1] [18]
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"Bob StoneUnreleased
[note 8]
[42]
"Hairspray Queen" Kurt Cobain
[note 9]
Incesticide Jack Endino 1992 [17]
"Heart-Shaped Box"
[note 1]
Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Heartbreaker" John Bonham
John Paul Jones
Jimmy Page
Robert Plant
With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Here She Comes Now" John Cale
Sterling Morrison
Lou Reed
Moe Tucker
Heaven & Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground Butch Vig 1991
"Help Me I'm Hungry" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out
[note 3]
2004 [18]
"I Hate Myself and Want to Die" Kurt Cobain The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience Steve Albini 1993 [43]
"If You Must" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out Jack Endino 2004 [18]
"Immigrant Song" Jimmy Page
Robert Plant
With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"In Bloom"
[note 1]
Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Jam" Kurt Cobain In Utero
(2013 Super Deluxe edition)
Jack Endino 2013 [44]
"Jam After Dinner"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" Eugene Kelly
Frances McKee
MTV Unplugged in New York Alex Coletti
Scott Litt
Nirvana
1994 [19]
"Lake of Fire"
[note 1]
Curt Kirkwood MTV Unplugged in New York Alex Coletti
Scott Litt
Nirvana
1994 [19]
"The Landlord is a Piece of Shit from Hell"UnknownUnreleased
[note 10]
[45]
"Lithium" Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Lounge Act" Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Love Buzz" Robbie van Leeuwen Bleach Jack Endino 1988 [16]
"Lullaby"UnknownUnknownUnreleased
[note 11]
[46]
"The Man Who Sold the World"
[note 1]
David Bowie MTV Unplugged in New York Alex Coletti
Scott Litt
Nirvana
1994 [19]
"Marigold" Dave Grohl Non-album single
(B-side to "Heart-Shaped Box")
Steve Albini 1993 [13]
"Mexican Seafood" Kurt Cobain Teriyaki Asthma Volume 1 Jack Endino 1989
"Milk It" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Raunchola / Moby Dick" John Bonham
Kurt Cobain
John Paul Jones
Jimmy Page
With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Moist Vagina" Kurt Cobain Non-album single
(B-side to "All Apologies / Rape Me")
Steve Albini 1993 [47]
"Molly's Lips"
[note 1]
Eugene Kelly
Frances McKee
Non-album single
(Split single with "Candy")
Dale Griffin 1991 [34]
"The Money Will Roll Right In"Tom Flynn Live at Reading Nirvana 2009 [48] [49]
"More Than a Feeling"
[note 12]
Tom Scholz Live at Reading
(DVD version)
Nirvana 2009 [49] [51]
"Mr. Moustache" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Mrs. Butterworth" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"My Best Friend's Girl" Ric Ocasek Live and Loud 2013 [52]
"Negative Creep" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"New Beat / In Cars"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"New Wave Groove"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Oh, Me" Curt Kirkwood MTV Unplugged in New York Alex Coletti
Scott Litt
Nirvana
1994 [19]
"Oh, the Guilt" Kurt Cobain Non-album single
(Split single with "Puss")
Barrett Jones1992 [53]
"Old Age" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out Butch Vig 2004 [18]
"On a Plain"
[note 1]
Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Onward Into Countless Battles"Johnny Hedlund
(Unleashed cover)
Craig Montgomery Unreleased
[note 13]
"Opinion" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"The Other Improv" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out Craig Montgomery 2004 [18] [54]
"Paper Cuts" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Pen Cap Chew" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out Jack Endino 2004 [18]
"Pennyroyal Tea" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Plateau" Curt Kirkwood MTV Unplugged in New York Alex Coletti
Scott Litt
Nirvana
1994 [19]
"Polly" Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Rape Me" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Run Rabbit Run" Manchuria,

Claude

Unreleased [55]
"Return of the Rat" Greg Sage Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers Barrett Jones1992 [56]
"Sappy" Kurt Cobain No Alternative
[note 14]
Steve Albini 1993
"Scentless Apprentice" Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"School" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Scoff" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Seasons in the Sun" Jacques Brel
Rod McKuen
With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Serve the Servants" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" The Clash Unreleased
[note 15]
"Sifting" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Skid Mark"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Sliver" Kurt Cobain
Krist Novoselic
Non-album single Jack Endino 1990 [35]
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Krist Novoselic
Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Something in the Way" Kurt Cobain
Mark Lanegan
Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32] [57]
"Son of a Gun" Eugene Kelly
Frances McKee
Hormoaning Dale Griffin 1992 [34]
"Song in D"Unknown Butch Vig Unreleased
[note 16]
[58]
"Spank Thru" Kurt Cobain Sub Pop 200 Jack Endino 1988 [59]
"Stain" Kurt Cobain
[note 4]
Non-album single
(B-side to Blew EP)
Steve Fisk 1989 [27]
"Stay Away" Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"Swap Meet" Kurt Cobain Bleach Jack Endino 1989 [16]
"Talk to Me" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out 2004 [18]
"Territorial Pissings" Kurt Cobain Nevermind Nirvana
Butch Vig
1991 [32]
"They Hung Him on a Cross" #Traditional
[note 2]
With the Lights Out Jack Endino 2004 [1] [18]
"Thrash Tune"Unknown Adam Kasper Unreleased
[note 5]
[30]
"Token Eastern Song" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out Steve Fisk 2004 [18]
"Tourette's" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Turnaround" Gerald Casale
Mark Mothersbaugh
Hormoaning Dale Griffin 1992 [34]
"Verse Chorus Verse" Kurt Cobain With the Lights Out Butch Vig 2004 [18]
"Very Ape" Kurt Cobain In Utero Steve Albini 1993 [20]
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"
[note 1]
Traditional
[note 2]
MTV Unplugged in New York Alex Coletti
Scott Litt
Nirvana
1994 [19]
"White Lace and Strange"Chris Bond With the Lights Out
[note 3]
2004 [18] [60]
"You Know You're Right" Kurt Cobain Nirvana Adam Kasper 2002 [30] [61]
Untitled
(Nicknamed "Dave Solo")
UnknownUnknownUnreleased
[note 11]
[46]
UntitledUnknownUnreleased
[note 17]
UntitledUnknownUnreleased
[note 18]
UntitledUnknownUnreleased
[note 18]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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. Nine-minute demo of a song that leaked in August 2015. [37] [38]
  7. Eighty-nine second recording leaked on the Outcesticide recordings. [39]
  8. Recorded from a 1987 rehearsal [42]
  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. Song from a practice session in spring 1987 with Novoselic on vocals [45]
  11. 1 2 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. 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. 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. Listed as "Verse Chorus Verse" on No Alternative
  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. 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. Recorded at a radio session in the Netherlands in 1991; described by a DJ present at the recording as "very quiet and miserable".
  18. 1 2 Taken from a 1987 rehearsal

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