Smells Like Teen Spirit
~ Recording by Nirvana
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 4:56 | Nirvana | Nevermind (200 gram, remastered) | Nirvana | Album |
| DGC Records, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sub Pop Records | MFSL 1-258 |
| 1.1 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 5:01 | Nirvana | Nevermind (200 gram, remastered) | Nirvana | Album |
| DGC Records, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sub Pop Records | MFSL 1-258 |
| 1.5 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 5:01 | Nirvana | Nirvana | Nirvana | Album + Compilation |
| DGC Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records | 0694935072 |
| 1.1 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 5:02 | Nirvana | Nevermind (remastered, target exclusive edition) | Nirvana | Album |
| DGC Records, Geffen Records, Sub Pop Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | B0015960-02 |
| 1.1 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 5:00 | Nirvana | Nevermind (MPO pressing) | Nirvana | Album |
| DGC Records, Sub Pop Records | 00720642442517 |
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| 3.22 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 5:01 | Nirvana | Greatest Hits of Modern Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 34.11 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | ?:?? | Nirvana | Promo Only: Platinum Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Promo Only | ||
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | James Johnson (engineer) Jeff Sheehan |
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| engineer and producer: | Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band) Butch Vig |
| mixer: | Andy Wallace (engineer) |
| bass guitar: | Chris Novoselic (in 1991-05) |
| drums (drum set): | David Grohl (in 1991-05) |
| guitar and lead vocals: | Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (in 1991-05) |
| background vocals: | Chris Novoselic (in 1991-05) David Grohl (in 1991-05) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Geffen Records (in 2011) |
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| recorded at: | Sound City Studios in Van Nuys (in 1991-05) |
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| mixed at: | Sound City Studios in Van Nuys |
| part of: | Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 2) (order: 2) NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 2) (order: 2) triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1991 (All-time)) (order: 3) triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1992 (All-time)) (order: 4) Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 6) (order: 5) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 5) (order: 5) VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 7) (order: 8) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 9) (order: 9) triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2009 (All-time)) (order: 22) NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 25) (order: 25) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 105) Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 110) (order: 110) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/1f3yAtsJtY87CTmM8RLnxf [info] |
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| stream video for free: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg [info] |
| recording of: | Smells Like Teen Spirit (in 1991-05) |
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Related works
Smells Like Teen Spirit
| lyricist: | Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) |
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| composer: | Chris Novoselic Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) David Grohl |
| publisher: | EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. MJ Twelve Music Murky Slough Music Primary Wave Tunes The End of Music LLC Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) The End of Music (in 1991) Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991) |
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| later parody versions: | Humppanirvana Outro Smells Like Birthday Cake Smells Like Colt Spirit Smells Like Nirvana Smells Like Queer Spirit Smells Like Thirtysomething Spirit Smells Like Two‐Spirit |
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| later translated parody versions: | Ejaculatio Praecox |
| later translated versions: | Cмердить, Наче Дух Підлітка (Smells Like Teen Spirit) Riecht wie Teen Spirit Vleugje jeugdcultuur |
| is the basis for: | Smells Like Flatley’s Feet Smells Like Freeland |
| music quoted in: | Ballad of Nirvana |
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