More information on the Evri API can be found at: http://www.evri.com/developer/index.html. By using or accessing the Evri API, you are agreeing to be bound by our Terms of Use which are specified at: http://www.evri.com/developer/tos.htmlSongSmells Like Teen Spiritwikipedia_paragraph"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind. Written by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and produced by Butch Vig, the song uses a verse-chorus form where the main four-chord riff is used during the intro and chorus to create an alternating loud and quiet dynamic. The unexpected success of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" propelled Nevermind to the top of the charts at the start of 1992, often marked as the point where alternative rock entered the mainstream. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was Nirvana's first and biggest hit, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and placing high on music industry charts all around the world in 1991 and 1992. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" received many 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 success and attention it received as a result. In the years since Nirvana's breakup, listeners and critics have continued to praise "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as one of the greatest rock songs of all time.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumBleachwikipedia_paragraphBleach is the debut album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on June 15, 1989 through the independent record label Sub Pop. Bleach originally sold a mere 30,000 copies, but following the enormous success of the band's second album, Nevermind (1991), fans discovered Nirvana's poorly known debut. It has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, making it one of only two albums released on Sub Pop to have received platinum certification, the other being the self-titled album by Flight of the Conchords.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongAbout a Girlwikipedia_paragraph"About a Girl" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the third song on the group's debut album, Bleach (1989). It is also the first song on the posthumous MTV Unplugged in New York album from which it was a single in 1994.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumNevermindwikipedia_paragraphNevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group's first release on DGC Records. Frontman Kurt Cobain sought to make music outside of the restrictive confines of the Seattle grunge scene, drawing influence from groups such as the Pixies and its use of loud/quiet song dynamics. 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 Billboard charts. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified the album ten times platinum (10 million copies shipped). Nevermind was responsible for bringing alternative rock to a large mainstream audience, and critics subsequently regarded it as one of the best rock albums of all time.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongYou Know You're Rightwikipedia_paragraph"You Know You're Right" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the first song on its compilation album, Nirvana (2002), and the last official single to be released by the band.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongDrain Youwikipedia_paragraph"Drain You" is a song by American grunge band Nirvana, and the eighth track from their 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind. According to Nevermind producer Butch Vig on the Classic Albums: Nevermind DVD, "Drain You" had more guitar overdubs than any other song on the album: one clean track and five distorted tracks. Cobain tended to dislike heavily overdubbed songs, and so Vig had to tell Cobain lies, such as that tracks did not record right or were out of tune, in order to get him to do so many takes. Some of the strange noises during the middle section of the song are caused by children's toys Cobain brought into the studio. In his biography of Kurt Cobain Heavier than Heaven, biographer Charles Cross wrote, "When Kurt was questioned about the song he said he had made a lot of it up on the spot but that the first line... was particularly important to the interpretation of the song..." On the Nevermind version, Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic tuned their instruments a whole step down. In concert, however, "Drain You" was generally played in whatever tuning the band was using throughout the rest of the concert — generally standard tuning in earlier concerts (prior to the 1992 Pacific Rim tour in support of Nevermind) and half-step-down in later concerts. The song's verse is based around a conventional chord progression of four power chords: B, D#, G#, C#, the riff (F#)- E -C# for the choruses, and a chorus ending of B, A, G#.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongIn Bloomwikipedia_paragraph"In Bloom" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. Written by frontman Kurt Cobain, the song addresses people outside of the underground music community who did not understand the band's message. Nirvana made its first music video for an early version of "In Bloom" in 1990, however the song did not appear on a commercial release until the release of the group's second album, Nevermind, in 1991. "In Bloom" became the fourth and final single from the album in late 1992. It was accompanied by a new music video which parodied musical performances of 1960s variety shows.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongLithiumwikipedia_paragraph"Lithium" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. The song, which features shifts in dynamics from quiet to loud sections, tells the story of a man who finds religions as a last resort after the death of his girlfriend. "Lithium" was released as the third single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991) in July 1992, and it peaked at number 64 in the United States. The music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, consisted of live footage of the band edited into a montage.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongRape Mewikipedia_paragraph"Rape Me" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. The song was released as the second single from Nirvana's 1993 album In Utero, packaged as a double a-side along with "All Apologies."recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumWith the Lights Outwikipedia_paragraphWith the Lights Out is a box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD, from the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released in November 2004. The title refers to the line "with the lights out, it's less dangerous" from the successful "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumIncesticide/In Utero Box Setswikipedia_paragraphIn 2004 the Nirvana albums Incesticide and In Utero were re-released in a collectors Box Set.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumSingleswikipedia_paragraphSingles is a box set released in Europe featuring singles from the grunge band Nirvana's two biggest studio albums. Released in 1995, a year after frontman Kurt Cobain's death, it features six CDs: four from Nevermind ("Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come as You Are", "In Bloom" and "Lithium") and two from In Utero ("Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies").recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumHormoaningwikipedia_paragraphHormoaning is an EP by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on February 5, 1992 through DGC Records and Geffen Records. It was released in Australia and Japan only, during the band's tour there.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumBlewwikipedia_paragraph"Blew" is the title of a song and EP by the American grunge band Nirvana.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumSliver: The Best of the Boxwikipedia_paragraphSliver: The Best of the Box is a compilation album from the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released in November 2005.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumIncesticidewikipedia_paragraphIncesticide is a compilation album by the American grunge band Nirvana. Incesticide consists of demos, outtakes, and radio broadcast recordings. At the time, all of the material on Incesticide was circulating within fan communities (albeit in lower quality). It was widely reported in the music press that the band wanted to offer fans a higher-quality alternative but in the book Cobain Unseen, Charles R. Cross reveals that Kurt Cobain agreed to the release of this compilation because he was allowed complete control over the album's artwork. The album was released on December 14, 1992 in Europe, and December 15, 1992 in the U.S. Incesticide debuted at fifty-one and eventually reached number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumMTV Unplugged in New Yorkwikipedia_paragraphMTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It features an acoustic performance taped at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993 for the television series MTV Unplugged. The show was directed by Beth McCarthy and first aired on the cable television network MTV on December 14, 1993. As opposed to traditional practice on the television series, Nirvana played a setlist composed of mainly lesser-known material and cover versions of songs by The Vaselines, David Bowie, Meat Puppets (during which they were joined by two members of the group onstage) and Lead Belly. MTV Unplugged in New York was the first Nirvana album released in the wake of the April 1994 suicide of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and has become the group's most successful posthumous release, selling five million copies in America by 1997. It was hailed by critics as proof the band was able to transcend the grunge sound they were commonly associated with. MTV Unplugged in New York includes two songs which were not aired on the original television broadcast of the concert: "Something in the Way" and "Oh, Me". The album won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1996. The performance received a DVD release in 2007.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumFrom the Muddy Banks of the Wishkahwikipedia_paragraphFrom the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on October 1, 1996 and features live performances recorded from 1989 to 1994. As opposed to Nirvana's previous live album, MTV Unplugged in New York, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah features mainly heavier and faster songs.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumNirvanawikipedia_paragraphNirvana is a compilation album from the American grunge band Nirvana, released in October 2002.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumSongServe the Servantswikipedia_paragraph"Serve the Servants" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the first song on their 1993 album, In Utero (It was added at the last minute and was not originally intended to be in the album). The lyrics address a number of issues, including the divorce of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain's parents, the negative media treatment suffered by his wife (Courtney Love), and his strained relationship with his father. Cobain also seems to address the band's fame with the opening couplet, "Teenage angst has paid off well/ Now I'm bored and old." The song stands apart from the rest as Nirvana's standard method of soft verse/loud chorus is reversed, much like the Pixies 1989 song "Gouge Away." A truncated acoustic demo version appears on the band's 2004 box set, With the Lights Out.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumLove & Deathwikipedia_paragraph'Love & Death' is a series of bootleged recordings by the major alternative rock group Nirvana that includes b-sides, demo recordings, live songs, and other rare and unreleased tracks by the band. Love & Death CD 1 was first released on the internet in 2006 and was downloaded quickly, nearly as much as the famous Outcesticide bootleg series. In early 2007, the next volume, Love & Death CD 2, was released with great feedback from users. The third installment is due to be released in September 2007, and is promised to hold at least 5 unreleased recordings. The bootleg, which has not yet been released, is thought to have been aborted by the company. The bootlegs even include early and rare recordings by Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain. Most of the songwriting credits goes to Nirvana, the publishers' website shows that some songs were written by other artists such as Ric Ocasek from the Cars and numerous covers from The Beatles.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongSliverwikipedia_paragraph"Sliver" is a song by American alternative rock band Nirvana. It was originally released as a non-album single in 1990 by Sub Pop. It later appeared on their compilation album Incesticide in 1992 and their 2002 'best of' album Nirvana. DGC re-released the song to radio to support the release of Incesticide, resulting in significant airplay. A live performance is included on the 1992 "In Bloom" single, another live performance can be seen on the 1994 home video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (released on DVD in 2006), and a third live performance was included on the live album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah in 1996. An early acoustic version would later appear on the 2004 box set With the Lights Out as well as on Sliver: The Best of the Box released in 2005.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTAlbumLive! Tonight! Sold Out!!wikipedia_paragraphLive! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a VHS/laserdisc home video released by the grunge band Nirvana on November 15, 1994. The official DVD was released November 7th, 2006. Kurt Cobain compiled much of the video himself, but did not complete it prior to his death. Surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic worked with director Kevin Kerslake to complete the video, attempting to remain as close to Cobain's vision as possible. Most of the live footage is from 1991 and 1992. The latest footage is from January 23, 1993 at the Hollywood Rock Festival in Brazil. A message appears at the beginning of the film to say that due to the circumstances of Cobain's death it was never completed. Highlights include: A performance of "Lithium" at the Reading Festival in 1992. A performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the UK show Top of the Pops where Cobain deliberately sang the song in a lower octave. Under the established format of the show, the band was supposed to mime the studio version of the song while Kurt sang live. They opted not to comply.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongLove Buzzwikipedia_paragraph"Love Buzz" is a song written by Robbie van Leeuwen of Dutch rock band Shocking Blue. The American grunge band Nirvana recorded a cover version of the song for its debut single, released on Sub Pop in 1988. It was the first single in the Sub Pop Single of the Month club, a marketing gimmick which helped Sub Pop stay temporarily financially solvent. A different mix of the song would also appear on Nirvana's debut album, Bleach, along with the single's b-side, "Big Cheese". The Bleach version of Love Buzz was mixed differently and is missing a 10-second sound collage introduction put together by Kurt Cobain. "Love Buzz" was later released on the Blew (EP). In a 1989 review for British music magazine Melody Maker, Everett True enthusiastically wrote, "Nirvana are beauty incarnate. A relentless two-chord garage beat which lays down some serious foundations for a sheer monster of a guitar to howl over. The volume control ain't been built yet which can do justice to this three-piece!" True also made "Love Buzz" joint-US Single Of The Week.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongAneurysmwikipedia_paragraph"Aneurysm" is a song written by Nirvana. The song is notable in that it was never released as a single during the group's existence, and yet is one of the group's most famous songs. It is also noted that the song was written by all three members of Nirvana, in contrast to the majority of the group's songs which were written by frontman Kurt Cobain. A 2000 poll from BBC Radio 1 saw it voted as the third best Nirvana song, behind "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Heart-Shaped Box".recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongCome as You Arewikipedia_paragraph"Come as You Are" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. The song was released as the second single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991) in March 1992. It was the band's second American Top 40 hit, reaching number 32 on the Billboard charts. The music video for the song, the band's first collaboration with director Kevin Kerslake, used imagery that referenced the cover art of Nevermind.recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCTSongPuss/Oh, the Guiltwikipedia_paragraph'Puss/Oh, The Guilt' is a split single from the American rock bands The Jesus Lizard and Nirvana. It was released on February 15, 1993, and includes the songs "Puss" by the Jesus Lizard and "Oh, The Guilt" by Nirvana. The cover art for the single is a painting by Malcolm Bucknall called "Old Indian and White Poodle". "Puss/Oh, The Guilt" peaked at number 12 on the UK singles chart, and was deleted one week after being released. It was the Jesus Lizard's first hit single in the UK, and Nirvana's fifth UK hit. "Puss" first appeared on the 1992 Jesus Lizard album, Liar. It was recorded by Steve Albini, who would later record Nirvana's third and final album, In Utero. = Video = The video for "Puss" showed a man being welded in a chair, but it was banned from some TV channels. "Oh, The Guilt" was recorded by Barrett Jones on April 7, 1992 in Seattle, Washington. The song was re-released in 2004 on the Nirvana box set, With the Lights Out, and in 2005 on the compilation album, Sliver - The Best of the Box. The version used on the latter releases was a remix by Adam Kasper, and does not include the sound of lighter clicks present on the original mix. "Oh, The Guilt" was first performed live in November 1990, and the band recorded an instrumental version on New Year's Day, 1991 with their soundman Craig Montgomery at Music Source Studios.recording_artistThe Jesus Lizard and NirvanaPRODUCTAlbumNevermind It's an Interviewwikipedia_paragraphNevermind It's an Interview is the only officially released Nirvana interview CD. Released in limited-edition form worldwide in 1992 by Geffen Records, written, produced and engineered at WFNX-FM Boston by Kurt St. Thomas and Troy Smith (authors of Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects, St. Martin's Press, 2004). The original interview sessions were recorded by St. Thomas the night of Nirvana's first appearance on NBC's Saturday Night Live in 1992. It contains over an hour of audio interview with live and studio recordings. Copies of the CD are rare and have become collectors items. However, the entire CD was included at the end of the iTunes version of With the Lights Out, Nirvana's posthumous box set. It is listed as: :#"Nevermind It's an Interview, Pt.1" :#"Nevermind It's an Interview, Pt.2" :#"Nevermind It's an Interview, Pt.3" All songs are incomplete unless otherwise noted. The live versions of "Drain You" and "School" were released on some versions of the "Come as You Are" single. The back cover reads: "Kurt St Thomas, Music director of WFNX, Boston, speaks with Kurt Cobain, Chris Novoselic and Dave Grohl about life in Nirvana, circa 1992."recording_artistNirvanaPRODUCT