List of songs recorded by Nirvana

Nirvana was an American rock 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.

See also[edit]

 * Nirvana discography
 * Nirvana bootleg recordings

Bibliography[edit]

 * 1) ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k 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) ^ Jump up to:a b c d 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) ^ Jump up to:a b c The Nirvana fansite LiveNirvana.com credits Donna Dreschand 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) ^ Jump up to:a b c AllMusic credits Chad Channing with a writing credit for "Been a Son", "Dive", and "Stain" released on Incesticide.[26] The Incesticideliner notes do not credit Channing with a writing credit for any songs.[17]
 * 5) ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l 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 Outcesticiderecordings.[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) ^ Jump up to:a b 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.[56]
 * 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) ^ Jump up to:a b Taken from a 1987 rehearsal