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"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by American rock band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, Nevermind (1991), released on DGC Records. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was Nirvana's biggest hit in most countries, placing high on music industry charts around the world in 1991 and 1992, including topping the charts of Belgium, France, New Zealand and Spain. The unexpected success propelled Nevermind to the top of several albums charts at the start of 1992, an event often marked as the point where grunge entered the mainstream. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" received critical plaudits, including topping the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll and winning two MTV Video Music Awards for its music video, which was in heavy rotation on music television. The song was dubbed an "anthem for apathetic kids" of Generation X, but the band grew uncomfortable with the attention it brought them. In the years since Kurt Cobain's death, listeners and critics have continued to praise "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as one of the greatest songs in the history of rock music.more »
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Nirvana
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. more »
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Written by: Chris Novoselic, David Grohl, Kurt Cobain
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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10 facts about this song
Creation & InspirationThe song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was written by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl of the rock band Nirvana. |
Release DateThe song was released as the lead single from Nirvana's second studio album, "Nevermind", in September, 1991. |
Title InspirationThe title came from a phrase Kathleen Hanna, the lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill, sprayed onto the wall of Cobain’s apartment - "Kurt smells like Teen Spirit" a reference to the deodorant brand, Teen Spirit, Cobain’s then-girlfriend Tobi Vail used. |
Music VideoThe iconic music video for the song, directed by Samuel Bayer, is based on the concept of a school gym, full of anarchic teens and a janitor who resembles a joyous Cobain. |
Commercial SuccessThe song became a worldwide hit, reaching the top ten of the charts in various countries, and often cited as the point where alternative rock entered the mainstream. |
Genre InfluenceConsidered one of the greatest songs in the history of rock music, it is largely credited with bringing the grunge movement to the masses and putting the Seattle music scene on the map. |
Awards & RecognitionThe song won Best Hard Rock Video and Best New Artist at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards and was nominated for a Grammy Award. |
Parodies & Covers"Smells Like Teen Spirit" has been covered by numerous artists across various genres, and parodied by Weird Al Yankovic as "Smells Like Nirvana". |
Lyrics InterpretationCobain said that he was trying to write the "ultimate pop song", and was intentionally trying to sound like Pixies. The lyrics are purposefully indecipherable, representing the fact that Cobain often felt misunderstood. |
LegacyIn 2000, VH1 rated "Smells Like Teen Spirit" the third greatest rock song ever and Rolling Stone ranked it as the ninth greatest song of all time in 2004. It entered the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2017. |
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