fbpx
Wikipedia

About a Girl (Nirvana song)

"About a Girl" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the third song on their debut album, Bleach, released in June 1989.

"About a Girl"
Single by Nirvana
from the album MTV Unplugged in New York
B-side"Something in the Way" (live)
ReleasedOctober 24, 1994 (1994-10-24)
RecordedNovember 18, 1993 (1993-11-18)
Genre
Length3:37
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)Nirvana and Scott Litt
Nirvana singles chronology
"Pennyroyal Tea"
(1994)
"About a Girl"
(1994)
"Polly"
(1994)
MTV Unplugged in New York track listing
Music video
"About a Girl" on YouTube
"About a Girl"
Song by Nirvana
from the album Bleach
ReleasedJune 15, 1989
RecordedDecember 1988
Genre
Length2:48
LabelSub Pop
Songwriter(s)Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)Jack Endino
Bleach track listing
11 tracks
  1. "Blew"
  2. "Floyd the Barber"
  3. "About a Girl"
  4. "School"
  5. "Love Buzz"
  6. "Paper Cuts"
  7. "Negative Creep"
  8. "Scoff"
  9. "Swap Meet"
  10. "Mr. Moustache"
  11. "Sifting"

Frequently described as one of Cobain's strongest and most melodic early compositions,[1][2][3] "About a Girl" was written about his then-girlfriend, Tracy Marander. In the 1998 documentary Kurt and Courtney, Marander revealed that Cobain had never told her the song was about her, and that she found out only after reading the 1993 Nirvana biography, Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana by Michael Azerrad.

A live, acoustic version, recorded during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged appearance in November 1993, was released as a single in October 1994, to promote the album, MTV Unplugged in New York. It was the first single released since Cobain's death in April 1994, reaching number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 22 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart.

Origin and recording Edit

Early history Edit

"About a Girl" was written in 1988, reportedly after Cobain spent an afternoon repeatedly listening to Meet the Beatles!, the 1964 second American release by English rock band the Beatles.[4] The earliest known recording is a solo electric home demo that was posthumously released on the band's rarities box set, With the Lights Out, in November 2004. Featuring alternate lyrics, it was recorded at Cobain's home in Olympia, Washington in 1988.

The song debuted live at a dorm party at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in February 1989.

Bleach Edit

"About a Girl" was first recorded in the studio in December 1988 by Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington. Although Nirvana's then-label, Sub Pop, had only requested an EP, Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Chad Channing entered the studio intending to record a full album, working as quickly as possible using money borrowed from second guitarist Jason Everman.[5] The 30-hour, six-day session ultimately yielded nine of the songs that ended up on the band's July 1989 debut album, Bleach, including "About a Girl." As Endino recalled in a 2004 interview with Rob Nash of The Independent, "They just banged it out—they had it all figured out; they were rehearsed. They would do the songs in one or two takes; [Cobain would] get the vocals as one overdub, that would be it, and then on to the next song. So it was a pretty easy record to make."[5]

Post-Bleach Edit

On October 26, 1989, a version of "About a Girl" was recorded by Ted de Bono at Maida Vale Studios in London, England, during Nirvana's first BBC Peel Session. The full session was first broadcast on November 22, 1989.[6] Another version was recorded on November 1, 1989, at Villa 65 in Hilversum, Netherlands for the VPRO radio show, Nozems-a-Gogo.

A live version of the song, recorded at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon on February 9, 1990, appeared on the British 12-inch and CD versions of the "Sliver" single in 1991.

On November 18, 1993, "About a Girl" was performed as the opening song on the band's MTV Unplugged appearance at Sony Music Studios in New York City. This version of the song featured Pat Smear on the second guitar.

"About a Girl" was performed for the final time live at Nirvana's last concert, at Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany on March 1, 1994.

The studio version of "About a Girl" was re-released on the band's first "best of" compilation, Nirvana, in October 2002. The MTV Unplugged version was re-released on a second hits compilation, Icon, in August 2010.

Composition and lyrics Edit

Music Edit

"About a Girl" is an alternative rock song that runs for two minutes and forty-eight seconds.[7] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by BMG Rights Management, it is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderately fast rock tempo of 130 beats per minute.[7] "About a Girl" is composed in the key of E minor, while Kurt Cobain's vocal range spans one octave and six notes, from the low-note of B3 to the high-note of A4.[7] The song primarily alternates between the open chords of Em and G in the verses and follows a chord progression of C5–G5–F5–C5–G5–F5–E5–A5–C5 during the refrain.[7] During the verses, Cobain repeats the same two chords as Krist Novoselic's bass line continuously ascends while a vocal harmony and tambourines appear in the background. The song's chorus features slight key modulation, where chords land slightly away from the place expected.[8] "About a Girl" has an aching, wistful melody which Cobain sings over simple chord progressions. His electric guitar playing grows rawer and noisier throughout the track.[8] It was also described as a pop song by Cobain, producer Butch Vig, and original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing.[9]

Lyrics Edit

According to Channing, Cobain didn't have a title for the song when he first brought it into the studio. When asked what it was about, Cobain replied, "It's about a girl."[10]

The "girl" was Tracy Marander, Cobain's then-girlfriend, with whom he lived at the time. The lyrics address the couple's fractured relationship, caused by Cobain's refusal to get a job, or to share cleaning duties at their apartment, which housed many of his pets. During arguments on the subject, Cobain occasionally threatened to move into his car, at which point Marander would usually relent.[11] Cobain never told Marander that he had written "About a Girl" for her. In the 1998 Nick Broomfield documentary Kurt and Courtney, Marander revealed that she only found out after reading Michael Azerrad's 1993 Nirvana biography, Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana.

Release and reception Edit

In a 1993 Rolling Stone interview with David Fricke, Cobain revealed that he had initially been apprehensive about including "About a Girl" on Bleach, knowing that it risked alienating the band's then largely grunge fanbase. "Even to put 'About a Girl' on Bleach was a risk," he explained. "I was heavily into pop, I really liked R.E.M., and I was into all kinds of old ‘60s stuff. But there was a lot of pressure within that social scene, the underground—like the kind of thing you get in high school. And to put a jangly R.E.M. type of pop song on a grunge record, in that scene, was risky."[12]

However, Endino was excited about the song, and even saw it as a potential single.[13] In a 1997 interview with Gillian G. Gaar for Goldmine, he recalled Cobain's initial trepidation about including the song on Bleach.

"I think Kurt felt nervous about putting 'About a Girl' on there, but he was very insistent on it. He said, 'I've got a song that's totally different from the others, Jack, you've gotta just humour me here, because we're gonna do this real pop tune.' The question was raised at some point, gee, I wonder if Sub Pop's going to like this, and we decided, 'Who cares?' Sub Pop said nothing. In fact, I think they liked it a lot."[14]

In 2004, Butch Vig, who produced Nirvana's 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind, cited "About a Girl" as the first hint that there was more to Nirvana than grunge. "Everyone talks about Kurt's love affair with... the whole punk scene, but he was also a huge Beatles fan, and the more time we spent together the more obvious their influence on his songwriting became," Vig told the NME.[15]

Critical reception Edit

In a March 1989 Melody Maker interview, music journalist Everett True named "About a Girl" as one of several songs on Bleach, along with "Blew," "Big Cheese" and "Sifting," that were "crafted round a firm base of tune, chorus, melody."[16]

Legacy Edit

"About a Girl" has retrospectively been cited as early evidence of Cobain's talent as a pop songwriter. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song "illustrated signs of [Cobain's] considerable songcraft."[17] Evan Rytlewskia of Pitchfork called it "a glimpse at the melodic impulses that would make [Cobain] one of the defining rock musicians of the ’90s."[18] According to Will Bryant of Pitchfork, it was "curious, based on the clean guitars and tinny cymbals that dominate ["About a Girl"], how Nirvana ever came to be identified with grunge, the genuinely dirty and moody sound more readily associated with contemporaries Mudhoney, Soundgarden and Tad than the punk-metal hybrid Nirvana favored."[19] The NME described it as "Kurt's first true masterpiece," which "showed Nirvana's soft underbelly could be just as arresting as their ear-splitting thrashes."[20]

In 2004, the NME ranked "About a Girl" second on their list of the 20 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever.[21] The same year, Q ranked it second on their list of the 10 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever.[22] In 2015, it was placed at number eight on Rolling Stone's ranking of 102 Nirvana songs.[23] It was ranked at number 112 on Pitchfork's 2015 list of The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s, with Raymond Cummings calling it a "sharp, perceptive, well-constructed, and almost Beatles-esque" song "that demonstrated a potential beyond grunge's ghetto."[24] In 2019, it was ranked eighth on The Guardian's list of Nirvana's 20 greatest songs.[25]

"About a Girl" is a BMI award-winning song.[26]

In pop culture Edit

The song inspired the title of the 1998 novel About a Boy, by British author, Nick Hornby.[27]

Covers Edit

In November 2019, American rock band Puddle of Mudd performed an acoustic version of "About a Girl" during a session at SiriusXM.[28] The cover has been widely criticized and ridiculed, with most of the focus being placed upon vocalist Wes Scantlin's strained, off-key vocals.[29][30]

On April 24, 2020, the song was performed by American musician Post Malone as part of his 15-song Nirvana tribute concert live-streamed on YouTube, which raised more than $4 million for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.[31][32]

MTV Unplugged version Edit

The MTV Unplugged version of "About a Girl" was released as a single in October 1994, to promote the album MTV Unplugged in New York, released the following month. It was the only commercial single released from the album, and featured the Unplugged version of "Something in the Way" as the b-side. Cobain opened the song by saying, "This is off our first record. Most people don't own it."

Reception Edit

Reviewing MTV Unplugged in New York for the NME, John Harris wrote that the song's "musical backdrop suggests The Beatles in 1964, at their lovelorn best: minor-key introspection gives way to regular traces of lightened-up calm, only to regain the upper hand within bars. ... For that reason, encapsulated in the fact that it rides on a divinely simple verse/ chorus/ verse undertow, it may be the most beautiful song here."[33]

Track listings Edit

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades Edit

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1998 Kerrang! United Kingdom 20 Great Nirvana Songs Picked by the Stars[73] 8
2004 Q High Spirits: 10 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever[22] 2
2011 NME Nirvana: Their 10 Best Tracks[74] 2
2019 The Guardian Nirvana's 20 greatest songs - ranked![75] 8

Other releases Edit

  • A solo home demo which first appeared on With the Lights Out was re-released on the compilation album, Sliver: The Best of the Box in November 2005.
  • A full-band rehearsal demo appeared on the DVD of With the Lights Out, along with several other songs from the same session. It was filmed in December 1988 by Krist's brother, Robert Novoselic, above a hair salon in Aberdeen, Washington owned by their mother, Maria Novoselic. Reviewing the box set in November 2004, Mark Richardson of Pitchfork wrote, "It's a huge kick to see Cobain and Novoselic so young and goofy [at the session], hanging out with a few neighborhood dudes and jamming like any other local band ... but then they bust out 'About a Girl' and we remember that this is not your everyday garage band."[76]
  • The full Pine Street concert, including "About a Girl," was re-released on the 20th anniversary "Deluxe" edition of Bleach in November 2009.
  • A live version, recorded at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on November 25, 1991, appeared as bonus material on Live! Tonight!! Sold Out!! when it was released on DVD in November 2009. The full show was released on CD, vinyl and Blu-Ray in November 2021, on the 30th-anniversary edition of Nevermind
  • A live version, recorded on December 13, 1993, at Pier 48 in Seattle, Washington for MTV, was released on the live video Live and Loud in September 2013.

Unreleased studio versions Edit

  • The versions of the song recorded for the BBC in London on October 26, 1989, and for VPRO in Hilversum on November 1, 1989, both remain unreleased.

Personnel Edit

Bleach

MTV Unplugged in New York

  • Kurt Cobain - lead vocals, electro-acoustic guitar
  • Krist Novoselic - acoustic bass
  • Dave Grohl - drums, backing vocals
  • Pat Smear - acoustic guitar

References Edit

  • Azerrad, Michael. Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, Doubleday, New York: 1993, ISBN 0-86369-746-1

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas, Erlewine. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Why Nirvana's 'Bleach' Doesn't Deserve To Sit In The Shadow Of Its Massive Follow-Up Albums". NME. No. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (10 September 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ^ Azerrad, Michael (1994), Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana
  5. ^ a b Nash, Rob (19 November 2004). "No less dangerous". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ Luerssen, John D. (2014). Nirvana FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-61713-588-0.
  7. ^ a b c d Cobain, Kurt. "Nirvana 'About a Girl' Sheet Music in E Minor - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. BMG Rights Management. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Huey, Steve. "Nirvana – About a Girl Song Review by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  9. ^ Golsen, Tyler (May 17, 2023). "The early Nirvana "pop tune" that made Kurt Cobain nervous". Music Industry How To. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  10. ^ Krist Novoselic (2009-10-28). . Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  11. ^ Azerrad, Michael (1994). Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana. Doubleday. p. 100. ISBN 0-385-47199-8.
  12. ^ "LiveNIRVANA.com Interview Archive | 1993 | October 25, 1993 - Chicago, IL, US". Live Nirvana. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  13. ^ . NME. March 26, 2004. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  14. ^ True, Everett (13 March 2007). Nirvana: The Biography. Da Capo Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780306815546.
  15. ^ . NME. March 26, 2004. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  16. ^ True, Everett (18 March 1989). "Sup Pop. Seattle: Rock City". Melody Maker.
  17. ^ Stephen Thomas, Erlewine. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  18. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (10 September 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  19. ^ Bryant, Will (14 November 2002). "Nirvana: Nirvana". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Why Nirvana's 'Bleach' Doesn't Deserve To Sit In The Shadow Of Its Massive Follow-Up Albums". NME. No. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  21. ^ . NME. March 26, 2004. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  22. ^ a b . Q. 2004. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  23. ^ Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (8 April 2015). "No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  24. ^ Cummings, Raymond (24 August 2015). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s". Pichfork. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  25. ^ Petridis, Alexis (20 June 2019). "Nirvana's 20 greatest songs - ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  26. ^ Nirvana songs listed by BMI. bmi.com Retrieved on December 26, 2012.
  27. ^ Muther, Christopher (20 February 2014). "NBC's 'About a Boy' reboots Hornby novel". Boston Globe. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  28. ^ Hartmann, Graham. "Puddle of Mudd Go Viral for Heavily Criticized Nirvana Cover". Loudwire.
  29. ^ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe. "SEE FOR YOURSELF WHY PUDDLE OF MUDD'S NIRVANA COVER IS GETTING ATTENTION". Alternative Press. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  30. ^ Matami, Jo. "Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin Goes Viral With Beautifully WTF Cover of Nirvana's 'About a Girl'". UltimateGuitar.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  31. ^ Paige, Gawley (27 April 2020). "Post Malone's Nirvana Tribute Concert Raises More Than $4 Million for Coronavirus Relief". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  32. ^ "NIRVANA TRIBUTE RAISES OVER $1 MIL". TMZ. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  33. ^ Harris, John (October 29, 1994). . NME. London. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  34. ^ "ABOUT A GIRL (unplugged)". nirvana-discography.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  35. ^ "Nirvana – About a Girl %5BMTV Unplugged Version%5D". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  36. ^ "ARIA Alternative Charts Top 20". ARIA Report. No. 247. November 6, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  37. ^ "Nirvana – About a Girl %5BMTV Unplugged Version%5D" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  38. ^ (in Dutch). Radio 2. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  39. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2676." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  40. ^ Schlüter, Johan (January 6, 1995). "Official Danish Singles Top 50". IFPI Danmark Report. No. Week 1. IFPI Danmark, AC/ Nielsen Marketing Research.
  41. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. January 14, 1995. p. 9. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  42. ^ "M & M Charts Airplay EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Music & Media. January 28, 1995. p. 29. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  43. ^ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. January 14, 1995. p. 15. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  44. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. January 7, 1995. p. 15. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  45. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. November 19, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  46. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2003). Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Otava Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 951-1-21053-X.
  47. ^ "Nirvana – About a Girl %5BMTV Unplugged Version%5D" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  48. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (07.01 '95 – 20.01 '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 14, 1995. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  49. ^ Salvatori, Dario. (1999). 40 anni di hit parade italiana: [le canzoni, gli interpreti, i record e le curiosità di tutte le classifiche dal 1957 a oggi]. Firenze: Tarab. ISBN 88-86675-55-0
  50. ^ "M & D". musicaedischi.it (in Italian). Retrieved March 21, 2023. User must do a "singles" search for "Nirvana"
  51. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Nirvana ((USA))" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  52. ^ "Nirvana – About a Girl %5BMTV Unplugged Version%5D" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  53. ^ "Nirvana – About a Girl %5BMTV Unplugged Version%5D". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  54. ^ "Tokio Hot 100". J-Wave. Billboard Japan. Retrieved July 14, 2023. User must search for: Year: 1994, Month: 11, Week: 3, and then click Go before translating to English
  55. ^ "New Entries Spotlight". UKChartsPlus. No. 661. Official Charts Company. April 26, 2014. p. 29. Retrieved May 26, 2020. The "About a Girl" single charted in the UK based solely on import sales and did not receive a UK release.
  56. ^ "Radio Activity - Airplay 100" (PDF). Hit Music. ERA (Entertainment Retailers Association). October 22, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  57. ^ "Nirvana Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  58. ^ "Nirvana Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  59. ^ "Nirvana Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  60. ^ "Nirvana Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  61. ^ "Pop CHR Top 40" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. November 25, 1994. p. 83. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  62. ^ "CHR/Top 40" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. December 2, 1994. p. 78. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  63. ^ "Rock Tracks Top 60" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. December 16, 1994. p. 91. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  64. ^ "Alternative Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. November 25, 1994. p. 57. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  65. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  66. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  67. ^ "The Top 94 of 1994" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. December 16, 1994. p. 42. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  68. ^ "The Top 94 of 1994" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. December 16, 1994. p. 34. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  69. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  70. ^ (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  71. ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  72. ^ "British single certifications – Nirvana – About a Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  73. ^ "The Hit List: 20 Great Nirvana Songs Picked by the Stars". Kerrang!. No. 709. July 25, 1998. p. 49. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  74. ^ Elan, Priya (September 7, 2011). "Nirvana – Their 10 Best Tracks". NME. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  75. ^ Petridis, Alexis (20 June 2019). "Nirvana's 20 greatest songs - ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  76. ^ Richardson, Mark. "Nirvana: With the Lights Out". Pitchfork. No. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

External links Edit

  • "About a Girl" Official music video (Live at MTV Unplugged) on YouTube
  • "Hrast" by Prljavo Kazalište on YouTube

about, girl, nirvana, song, about, girl, song, american, rock, band, nirvana, written, vocalist, guitarist, kurt, cobain, third, song, their, debut, album, bleach, released, june, 1989, about, girl, single, nirvanafrom, album, unplugged, yorkb, side, something. About a Girl is a song by American rock band Nirvana written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain It is the third song on their debut album Bleach released in June 1989 About a Girl Single by Nirvanafrom the album MTV Unplugged in New YorkB side Something in the Way live ReleasedOctober 24 1994 1994 10 24 RecordedNovember 18 1993 1993 11 18 GenreAcoustic rock alternative rock pop rockLength3 37LabelDGCSongwriter s Kurt CobainProducer s Nirvana and Scott LittNirvana singles chronology Pennyroyal Tea 1994 About a Girl 1994 Polly 1994 MTV Unplugged in New York track listing13 tracks About a Girl Come as You Are Jesus Doesn t Want Me for a Sunbeam The Man Who Sold the World Pennyroyal Tea Dumb Polly On a Plain Something in the Way Plateau Oh Me Lake of Fire All Apologies Where Did You Sleep Last Night Music video About a Girl on YouTube About a Girl Song by Nirvanafrom the album BleachReleasedJune 15 1989RecordedDecember 1988GenreAlternative rock pop rock grungeLength2 48LabelSub PopSongwriter s Kurt CobainProducer s Jack EndinoBleach track listing11 tracks Blew Floyd the Barber About a Girl School Love Buzz Paper Cuts Negative Creep Scoff Swap Meet Mr Moustache Sifting Frequently described as one of Cobain s strongest and most melodic early compositions 1 2 3 About a Girl was written about his then girlfriend Tracy Marander In the 1998 documentary Kurt and Courtney Marander revealed that Cobain had never told her the song was about her and that she found out only after reading the 1993 Nirvana biography Come As You Are The Story of Nirvana by Michael Azerrad A live acoustic version recorded during Nirvana s MTV Unplugged appearance in November 1993 was released as a single in October 1994 to promote the album MTV Unplugged in New York It was the first single released since Cobain s death in April 1994 reaching number one on Billboard s Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 22 on Billboard s Hot 100 Airplay chart Contents 1 Origin and recording 1 1 Early history 1 2 Bleach 1 3 Post Bleach 2 Composition and lyrics 2 1 Music 2 2 Lyrics 3 Release and reception 3 1 Critical reception 3 2 Legacy 3 3 In pop culture 3 4 Covers 4 MTV Unplugged version 4 1 Reception 5 Track listings 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Accolades 9 Other releases 9 1 Unreleased studio versions 10 Personnel 11 References 11 1 Notes 12 External linksOrigin and recording EditEarly history Edit About a Girl was written in 1988 reportedly after Cobain spent an afternoon repeatedly listening to Meet the Beatles the 1964 second American release by English rock band the Beatles 4 The earliest known recording is a solo electric home demo that was posthumously released on the band s rarities box set With the Lights Out in November 2004 Featuring alternate lyrics it was recorded at Cobain s home in Olympia Washington in 1988 The song debuted live at a dorm party at the Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington in February 1989 Bleach Edit About a Girl was first recorded in the studio in December 1988 by Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle Washington Although Nirvana s then label Sub Pop had only requested an EP Cobain bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Chad Channing entered the studio intending to record a full album working as quickly as possible using money borrowed from second guitarist Jason Everman 5 The 30 hour six day session ultimately yielded nine of the songs that ended up on the band s July 1989 debut album Bleach including About a Girl As Endino recalled in a 2004 interview with Rob Nash of The Independent They just banged it out they had it all figured out they were rehearsed They would do the songs in one or two takes Cobain would get the vocals as one overdub that would be it and then on to the next song So it was a pretty easy record to make 5 Post Bleach Edit On October 26 1989 a version of About a Girl was recorded by Ted de Bono at Maida Vale Studios in London England during Nirvana s first BBC Peel Session The full session was first broadcast on November 22 1989 6 Another version was recorded on November 1 1989 at Villa 65 in Hilversum Netherlands for the VPRO radio show Nozems a Gogo A live version of the song recorded at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland Oregon on February 9 1990 appeared on the British 12 inch and CD versions of the Sliver single in 1991 On November 18 1993 About a Girl was performed as the opening song on the band s MTV Unplugged appearance at Sony Music Studios in New York City This version of the song featured Pat Smear on the second guitar About a Girl was performed for the final time live at Nirvana s last concert at Terminal Einz in Munich Germany on March 1 1994 The studio version of About a Girl was re released on the band s first best of compilation Nirvana in October 2002 The MTV Unplugged version was re released on a second hits compilation Icon in August 2010 Composition and lyrics EditMusic Edit About a Girl is an alternative rock song that runs for two minutes and forty eight seconds 7 According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes com by BMG Rights Management it is written in the time signature of common time with a moderately fast rock tempo of 130 beats per minute 7 About a Girl is composed in the key of E minor while Kurt Cobain s vocal range spans one octave and six notes from the low note of B3 to the high note of A4 7 The song primarily alternates between the open chords of Em and G in the verses and follows a chord progression of C 5 G 5 F 5 C 5 G 5 F 5 E5 A5 C5 during the refrain 7 During the verses Cobain repeats the same two chords as Krist Novoselic s bass line continuously ascends while a vocal harmony and tambourines appear in the background The song s chorus features slight key modulation where chords land slightly away from the place expected 8 About a Girl has an aching wistful melody which Cobain sings over simple chord progressions His electric guitar playing grows rawer and noisier throughout the track 8 It was also described as a pop song by Cobain producer Butch Vig and original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing 9 Lyrics Edit According to Channing Cobain didn t have a title for the song when he first brought it into the studio When asked what it was about Cobain replied It s about a girl 10 The girl was Tracy Marander Cobain s then girlfriend with whom he lived at the time The lyrics address the couple s fractured relationship caused by Cobain s refusal to get a job or to share cleaning duties at their apartment which housed many of his pets During arguments on the subject Cobain occasionally threatened to move into his car at which point Marander would usually relent 11 Cobain never told Marander that he had written About a Girl for her In the 1998 Nick Broomfield documentary Kurt and Courtney Marander revealed that she only found out after reading Michael Azerrad s 1993 Nirvana biography Come as You Are The Story of Nirvana Release and reception EditIn a 1993 Rolling Stone interview with David Fricke Cobain revealed that he had initially been apprehensive about including About a Girl on Bleach knowing that it risked alienating the band s then largely grunge fanbase Even to put About a Girl on Bleach was a risk he explained I was heavily into pop I really liked R E M and I was into all kinds of old 60s stuff But there was a lot of pressure within that social scene the underground like the kind of thing you get in high school And to put a jangly R E M type of pop song on a grunge record in that scene was risky 12 However Endino was excited about the song and even saw it as a potential single 13 In a 1997 interview with Gillian G Gaar for Goldmine he recalled Cobain s initial trepidation about including the song on Bleach I think Kurt felt nervous about putting About a Girl on there but he was very insistent on it He said I ve got a song that s totally different from the others Jack you ve gotta just humour me here because we re gonna do this real pop tune The question was raised at some point gee I wonder if Sub Pop s going to like this and we decided Who cares Sub Pop said nothing In fact I think they liked it a lot 14 In 2004 Butch Vig who produced Nirvana s 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind cited About a Girl as the first hint that there was more to Nirvana than grunge Everyone talks about Kurt s love affair with the whole punk scene but he was also a huge Beatles fan and the more time we spent together the more obvious their influence on his songwriting became Vig told the NME 15 Critical reception Edit In a March 1989 Melody Maker interview music journalist Everett True named About a Girl as one of several songs on Bleach along with Blew Big Cheese and Sifting that were crafted round a firm base of tune chorus melody 16 Legacy Edit About a Girl has retrospectively been cited as early evidence of Cobain s talent as a pop songwriter Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song illustrated signs of Cobain s considerable songcraft 17 Evan Rytlewskia of Pitchfork called it a glimpse at the melodic impulses that would make Cobain one of the defining rock musicians of the 90s 18 According to Will Bryant of Pitchfork it was curious based on the clean guitars and tinny cymbals that dominate About a Girl how Nirvana ever came to be identified with grunge the genuinely dirty and moody sound more readily associated with contemporaries Mudhoney Soundgarden and Tad than the punk metal hybrid Nirvana favored 19 The NME described it as Kurt s first true masterpiece which showed Nirvana s soft underbelly could be just as arresting as their ear splitting thrashes 20 In 2004 the NME ranked About a Girl second on their list of the 20 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever 21 The same year Q ranked it second on their list of the 10 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever 22 In 2015 it was placed at number eight on Rolling Stone s ranking of 102 Nirvana songs 23 It was ranked at number 112 on Pitchfork s 2015 list of The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s with Raymond Cummings calling it a sharp perceptive well constructed and almost Beatles esque song that demonstrated a potential beyond grunge s ghetto 24 In 2019 it was ranked eighth on The Guardian s list of Nirvana s 20 greatest songs 25 About a Girl is a BMI award winning song 26 In pop culture Edit The song inspired the title of the 1998 novel About a Boy by British author Nick Hornby 27 Covers Edit In November 2019 American rock band Puddle of Mudd performed an acoustic version of About a Girl during a session at SiriusXM 28 The cover has been widely criticized and ridiculed with most of the focus being placed upon vocalist Wes Scantlin s strained off key vocals 29 30 On April 24 2020 the song was performed by American musician Post Malone as part of his 15 song Nirvana tribute concert live streamed on YouTube which raised more than 4 million for the COVID 19 Solidarity Response Fund 31 32 MTV Unplugged version Edit About a Girl Unplugged source source track A 20 second sample of About a Girl from the live album MTV Unplugged in New York 1994 The slower live rendition features a stripped down arrangement and tighter more subdued performance transforming the song into a moody ballad 8 Problems playing this file See media help The MTV Unplugged version of About a Girl was released as a single in October 1994 to promote the album MTV Unplugged in New York released the following month It was the only commercial single released from the album and featured the Unplugged version of Something in the Way as the b side Cobain opened the song by saying This is off our first record Most people don t own it Reception Edit Reviewing MTV Unplugged in New York for the NME John Harris wrote that the song s musical backdrop suggests The Beatles in 1964 at their lovelorn best minor key introspection gives way to regular traces of lightened up calm only to regain the upper hand within bars For that reason encapsulated in the fact that it rides on a divinely simple verse chorus verse undertow it may be the most beautiful song here 33 Track listings EditMTV Unplugged version Australian CD French CD French CD distributed in Europe About a Girl Cobain Something in the Way Cobain US promo CD About a Girl Cobain Mexican promo split CD and Italian jukebox split 7 inch with Aerosmith 34 About a Girl Cobain Blind Man Performed by Aerosmith Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1994 95 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 35 4Australia Alternative ARIA 36 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 37 13Belgium VRT Top 30 Flanders 38 12Canada Top Singles RPM 39 10Denmark Hitlisten 40 30Europe European Hot 100 Singles 41 64Europe Hit Radio Top 40 Music amp Media 42 22Europe AC Radio Music amp Media 43 17Europe European Dance Radio 44 15Finland The Official Finnish Charts 45 46 8France SNEP 47 23Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 48 1Italy Musica e dischi 49 50 20Netherlands Dutch Top 40 51 26Netherlands Single Top 100 52 22Sweden Sverigetopplistan 53 20Tokyo Hot 100 Billboard Japan 54 44UK Singles OCC 55 Import CD 185UK Airplay ERA 56 54US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 57 29US Radio Songs Billboard 58 22US Mainstream Rock Billboard 59 3US Alternative Airplay Billboard 60 1US CHR Pop Top 40 Radio amp Records 61 28US CHR Top 40 Radio amp Records 62 34US Rock Tracks Top 60 Radio amp Records 63 2US Alternative Top 50 Radio amp Records 64 2Chart 1999 PeakpositionUK Rock amp Metal OCC 65 33 Year end charts Edit Chart 1994 PositionCanada Top Singles RPM 66 93US Top Rock Tracks Radio amp Records 67 80US Top Alternative Radio amp Records 68 47Chart 1995 PositionCanada Top Singles RPM 69 88France SNEP 70 83Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 71 23Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 72 Silver 200 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Accolades EditYear Publication Country Accolade Rank1998 Kerrang United Kingdom 20 Great Nirvana Songs Picked by the Stars 73 82004 Q High Spirits 10 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever 22 22011 NME Nirvana Their 10 Best Tracks 74 22019 The Guardian Nirvana s 20 greatest songs ranked 75 8Other releases EditA solo home demo which first appeared on With the Lights Out was re released on the compilation album Sliver The Best of the Box in November 2005 A full band rehearsal demo appeared on the DVD of With the Lights Out along with several other songs from the same session It was filmed in December 1988 by Krist s brother Robert Novoselic above a hair salon in Aberdeen Washington owned by their mother Maria Novoselic Reviewing the box set in November 2004 Mark Richardson of Pitchfork wrote It s a huge kick to see Cobain and Novoselic so young and goofy at the session hanging out with a few neighborhood dudes and jamming like any other local band but then they bust out About a Girl and we remember that this is not your everyday garage band 76 The full Pine Street concert including About a Girl was re released on the 20th anniversary Deluxe edition of Bleach in November 2009 A live version recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle Washington on October 31 1991 appeared on the live video Live Tonight Sold Out in November 1994 The full concert was released on DVD and Blu Ray as Live at the Paramount in September 2009 A live version recorded at the Paradiso in Amsterdam the Netherlands on November 25 1991 appeared as bonus material on Live Tonight Sold Out when it was released on DVD in November 2009 The full show was released on CD vinyl and Blu Ray in November 2021 on the 30th anniversary edition of NevermindIn addition to the Paradiso show the 30th anniversary Super Deluxe version of Nevermind featured the band s full performances at Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar California on December 29 1991 The Palace in Melbourne Australia on February 1 2021 and the Nakano Sunplaza in Tokyo Japan on February 19 1992 all of which featured versions of About a Girl A live version from the band s headlining appearance at the 1992 Reading Festival in Reading England appeared on Live at Reading released on CD and DVD in November 2009 A live version recorded on December 13 1993 at Pier 48 in Seattle Washington for MTV was released on the live video Live and Loud in September 2013 Unreleased studio versions Edit The versions of the song recorded for the BBC in London on October 26 1989 and for VPRO in Hilversum on November 1 1989 both remain unreleased Personnel EditBleach Kurt Cobain vocals guitar Krist Novoselic bass Chad Channing drums tambourineMTV Unplugged in New York Kurt Cobain lead vocals electro acoustic guitar Krist Novoselic acoustic bass Dave Grohl drums backing vocals Pat Smear acoustic guitarReferences EditAbout a Girl discography information at sliver it Azerrad Michael Come as You Are The Story of Nirvana Doubleday New York 1993 ISBN 0 86369 746 1Notes Edit Stephen Thomas Erlewine AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Allmusic Retrieved 10 December 2018 Why Nirvana s Bleach Doesn t Deserve To Sit In The Shadow Of Its Massive Follow Up Albums NME No 15 June 2015 Retrieved 11 December 2018 Rytlewski Evan 10 September 2018 The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s Pitchfork Retrieved 10 December 2018 Azerrad Michael 1994 Come as You Are The Story of Nirvana a b Nash Rob 19 November 2004 No less dangerous The Independent Retrieved 1 February 2023 Luerssen John D 2014 Nirvana FAQ All That s Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s Milwaukee Wisconsin Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 978 1 61713 588 0 a b c d Cobain Kurt Nirvana About a Girl Sheet Music in E Minor Download amp Print Musicnotes com BMG Rights Management Retrieved March 9 2019 a b c Huey Steve Nirvana About a Girl Song Review by Steve Huey AllMusic Retrieved July 4 2010 Golsen Tyler May 17 2023 The early Nirvana pop tune that made Kurt Cobain nervous Music Industry How To Retrieved May 22 2023 Krist Novoselic 2009 10 28 Bleach Krist Novoselic Interviews Chad Channing Page 1 Music Seattle Seattle Weekly Archived from the original on 2013 10 29 Retrieved 2011 09 24 Azerrad Michael 1994 Come As You Are The Story of Nirvana Doubleday p 100 ISBN 0 385 47199 8 LiveNIRVANA com Interview Archive 1993 October 25 1993 Chicago IL US Live Nirvana Archived from the original on September 4 2012 Retrieved 2011 09 24 Countdown 20 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever NME March 26 2004 Archived from the original on February 6 2005 Retrieved August 6 2012 True Everett 13 March 2007 Nirvana The Biography Da Capo Press p 116 ISBN 9780306815546 Countdown 20 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever NME March 26 2004 Archived from the original on February 6 2005 Retrieved August 6 2012 True Everett 18 March 1989 Sup Pop Seattle Rock City Melody Maker Stephen Thomas Erlewine AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Allmusic Retrieved 10 December 2018 Rytlewski Evan 10 September 2018 The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s Pitchfork Retrieved 10 December 2018 Bryant Will 14 November 2002 Nirvana Nirvana Pitchfork Retrieved 11 December 2018 Why Nirvana s Bleach Doesn t Deserve To Sit In The Shadow Of Its Massive Follow Up Albums NME No 15 June 2015 Retrieved 11 December 2018 Countdown 20 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever NME March 26 2004 Archived from the original on February 6 2005 Retrieved August 6 2012 a b 123 High Spirits 10 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever Q 2004 Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved October 12 2012 Shepherd Julianne Escobedo 8 April 2015 No Apologies All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked Rolling Stone Retrieved 10 December 2018 Cummings Raymond 24 August 2015 The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s Pichfork Retrieved 11 December 2018 Petridis Alexis 20 June 2019 Nirvana s 20 greatest songs ranked The Guardian Retrieved 23 June 2019 Nirvana songs listed by BMI bmi com Retrieved on December 26 2012 Muther Christopher 20 February 2014 NBC s About a Boy reboots Hornby novel Boston Globe Retrieved 14 December 2018 Hartmann Graham Puddle of Mudd Go Viral for Heavily Criticized Nirvana Cover Loudwire Smith Engelhardt Joe SEE FOR YOURSELF WHY PUDDLE OF MUDD S NIRVANA COVER IS GETTING ATTENTION Alternative Press Retrieved 19 April 2020 Matami Jo Puddle of Mudd s Wes Scantlin Goes Viral With Beautifully WTF Cover of Nirvana s About a Girl UltimateGuitar com Retrieved 19 April 2020 Paige Gawley 27 April 2020 Post Malone s Nirvana Tribute Concert Raises More Than 4 Million for Coronavirus Relief Entertainment Tonight Retrieved 13 May 2020 NIRVANA TRIBUTE RAISES OVER 1 MIL TMZ 27 April 2020 Retrieved 13 May 2020 Harris John October 29 1994 Unplugged In New York NME London Archived from the original on March 30 2009 Retrieved August 17 2015 ABOUT A GIRL unplugged nirvana discography com Retrieved March 3 2020 Nirvana About a Girl 5BMTV Unplugged Version 5D ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved April 15 2017 ARIA Alternative Charts Top 20 ARIA Report No 247 November 6 1994 p 12 Retrieved November 22 2021 Nirvana About a Girl 5BMTV Unplugged Version 5D in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved April 15 2017 Radio2 top 30 24 December 1994 in Dutch Radio 2 Archived from the original on March 21 2016 Retrieved March 5 2023 Top RPM Singles Issue 2676 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved November 5 2016 Schluter Johan January 6 1995 Official Danish Singles Top 50 IFPI Danmark Report No Week 1 IFPI Danmark AC Nielsen Marketing Research Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media January 14 1995 p 9 Retrieved July 28 2018 M amp M Charts Airplay EHR Top 40 PDF Music amp Media Music amp Media January 28 1995 p 29 Retrieved February 10 2019 Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25 PDF Music amp Media January 14 1995 p 15 Retrieved May 28 2023 European Dance Radio Top 25 PDF Music amp Media January 7 1995 p 15 Retrieved May 27 2023 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media November 19 1994 p 26 Retrieved March 23 2019 Pennanen Timo 2003 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 Otava Publishing Company Ltd ISBN 951 1 21053 X Nirvana About a Girl 5BMTV Unplugged Version 5D in French Les classement single Retrieved April 15 2017 Islenski Listinn Topp 40 07 01 95 20 01 95 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic January 14 1995 Retrieved October 2 2019 Salvatori Dario 1999 40 anni di hit parade italiana le canzoni gli interpreti i record e le curiosita di tutte le classifiche dal 1957 a oggi Firenze Tarab ISBN 88 86675 55 0 M amp D musicaedischi it in Italian Retrieved March 21 2023 User must do a singles search for Nirvana Nederlandse Top 40 Nirvana USA in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved April 15 2017 Nirvana About a Girl 5BMTV Unplugged Version 5D in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved April 15 2017 Nirvana About a Girl 5BMTV Unplugged Version 5D Singles Top 100 Retrieved April 15 2017 Tokio Hot 100 J Wave Billboard Japan Retrieved July 14 2023 User must search for Year 1994 Month 11 Week 3 and then click Go before translating to English New Entries Spotlight UKChartsPlus No 661 Official Charts Company April 26 2014 p 29 Retrieved May 26 2020 The About a Girl single charted in the UK based solely on import sales and did not receive a UK release Radio Activity Airplay 100 PDF Hit Music ERA Entertainment Retailers Association October 22 1994 p 21 Retrieved June 18 2023 Nirvana Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved April 15 2017 Nirvana Chart History Radio Songs Billboard Retrieved April 15 2017 Nirvana Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard Retrieved April 15 2017 Nirvana Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved April 15 2017 Pop CHR Top 40 PDF Radio amp Records Radio amp Records November 25 1994 p 83 Retrieved February 20 2019 CHR Top 40 PDF Radio amp Records Radio amp Records December 2 1994 p 78 Retrieved February 20 2019 Rock Tracks Top 60 PDF Radio amp Records Radio amp Records December 16 1994 p 91 Retrieved February 20 2019 Alternative Top 50 PDF Radio amp Records Radio amp Records November 25 1994 p 57 Retrieved February 20 2019 Official Rock amp Metal Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 15 2017 RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved May 30 2020 The Top 94 of 1994 PDF Radio amp Records Radio amp Records December 16 1994 p 42 Retrieved February 20 2019 The Top 94 of 1994 PDF Radio amp Records Radio amp Records December 16 1994 p 34 Retrieved February 20 2019 RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved May 30 2020 Classement Singles annee 1995 in French SNEP Archived from the original on February 14 2009 Retrieved July 6 2020 Arslistinn 1995 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic January 2 1996 p 16 Retrieved May 30 2020 British single certifications Nirvana About a Girl British Phonographic Industry Retrieved May 14 2021 The Hit List 20 Great Nirvana Songs Picked by the Stars Kerrang No 709 July 25 1998 p 49 Retrieved July 21 2019 Elan Priya September 7 2011 Nirvana Their 10 Best Tracks NME Retrieved 13 November 2017 Petridis Alexis 20 June 2019 Nirvana s 20 greatest songs ranked The Guardian Retrieved 25 June 2019 Richardson Mark Nirvana With the Lights Out Pitchfork No 23 November 2004 Retrieved 21 December 2021 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Bleach Nirvana album About a Girl Official music video Live at MTV Unplugged on YouTube Hrast by Prljavo Kazaliste on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title About a Girl Nirvana song amp oldid 1172061254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.