Lithium (Nirvana song)

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"Lithium"
Nirvana-lithium-geffen-2-s.jpg
UK picture sleeve, with sonogram of Frances Bean Cobain
Single by Nirvana
from the album Nevermind
B-side
ReleasedJuly 13, 1992 (1992-07-13)
RecordedMay 1991
Studio Sound City (Van Nuys, California)
Genre
alternative rock
Length4:16
Label DGC
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Nirvana singles chronology
"Come as You Are"
(1992)		"Lithium"
(1992)		"In Bloom"
(1992)
Nevermind track listing
13 tracks
  1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
  2. "In Bloom"
  3. "Come as You Are"
  4. "Breed"
  5. "Lithium"
  6. "Polly"
  7. "Territorial Pissings"
  8. "Drain You"
  9. "Lounge Act"
  10. "Stay Away"
  11. "On a Plain"
  12. "Something in the Way"
  13. "Endless, Nameless"

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Lithium"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [92] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [93] Gold45,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [94]
Sales since 2009 		Gold35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [95] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [96] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [97]
Sales since 2004 		Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [98] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other releases

Cover versions

Cover versions of the song have been performed by choral rock band The Polyphonic Spree (which appeared in the 2015 film The Big Short ), The Vaselines, Rockabye Baby! (as a lullaby), Man with a Mission and jazz quartet The Bad Plus.

A cover version by Bruce Lash appears in the 2008 comedy-drama film Marley & Me , starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. [101] [102] [103] [104]

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