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Nevermind (Nirvana album)

Nevermind
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Studio album by Nirvana
Released September 24, 1991 (1991-09-24)
Recorded April 1990; May 2, 1991–June 1991
Studio
Genre Grunge, alternative rock
Length 49:09
Label DGC
Producer Butch Vig
Nirvana chronology
Blew
(1989)
Nevermind
(1991)
Hormoaning
(1992)
Singles from Nevermind
  1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
    Released: September 10, 1991
  2. "Come as You Are"
    Released: March 2, 1992
  3. "Lithium"
    Released: July 13, 1992
  4. "In Bloom"
    Released: November 30, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars
Blender 5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune 4/4 stars
Christgau's Consumer Guide A
Entertainment Weekly A−
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars
NME 9/10
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 5/5 stars
Select 4/5

Nevermind is the second studio album by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991 by DGC Records. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the band's first release on DGC. It was also their first album to feature drummer Dave Grohl.

Despite low commercial expectations by the band and its record label, Nevermind became a surprise success in late 1991, largely due to the popularity of its first single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit". By January 1992, it had replaced Michael Jackson's album Dangerous at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album also produced three other successful singles: "Come as You Are", "Lithium", and "In Bloom". The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has certified the album diamond (at least over 10 million copies shipped), and the album has sold at least 30 million copies worldwide. Nevermind was in part responsible for bringing both alternative rock and grunge to a large, mainstream audience, and has been ranked highly on lists of the greatest albums of all time by publications such as Rolling Stone and Time.

Nirvana was a rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, formed by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, that had signed to Seattle independent record label Sub Pop. The group released their debut album Bleach in 1989, with Chad Channing on drums. However, Channing left Nirvana in 1990, and the band was in need of a permanent drummer. During a show by hardcore punk band Scream, the group's drummer, Dave Grohl, impressed Novoselic and Cobain. When Scream unexpectedly disbanded, Grohl contacted Novoselic, made his way to Seattle, and was soon invited to join the band. Novoselic said in retrospect that when Grohl joined the band, everything "fell into place".


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