# List of songs recorded by Nirvana

Nirvana was an American grunge band formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, with drummer Dave Grohl joining the band in 1990.
The band recorded three studio albums; Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero, with other songs available on live albums, compilations, extended plays (EPs), singles and reissues. Other songs have surfaced or are known to exist but have not been released officially.

## Songs

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Key :
| † | Indicates song not written or co-written by Kurt Cobain |
| ‡ | Indicates song released as a single |
| # | Indicates song made by The Jury, a side project between Nirvana's Cobain and Novoselic and Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan and drummer Mark Pickerel |
Name of song, writer(s), original release, producer(s) and year of release :
| Song | Writer(s) | Original release | Producer(s) | Year |
| "About a Girl" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Aero Zeppelin" | Kurt Cobain | Incesticide | Jack Endino | 1992 |
| "Ain't It a Shame" # | Traditional † | With the Lights Out | Jack Endino | 2004 |
| "All Apologies" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Aneurysm" ‡ | Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic | Non-album single (released with "Smells Like Teen Spirit") | Craig Montgomery | 1991 |
| "Anorexorcist" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Beans" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Been a Son" | Kurt Cobain | Non-album single (B-side to Blew EP) | Steve Fisk | 1989 |
| "Beeswax" | Kurt Cobain | Kill Rock Stars | Jack Endino | 1991 |
| "Big Cheese" | Kurt Cobain | Non-album single (B-side to "Love Buzz") | Jack Endino | 1988 |
| "Big Long Now" | Kurt Cobain | Incesticide | Jack Endino | 1992 |
| "Big Me" | Dave Grohl | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Blandest" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | Jack Endino | 2004 |
| "Blew" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Breed" (aka "Imodium") | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Butterflies" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Chris w/Acoustic" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Clean Up Before She Comes" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Come as You Are" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Curmudgeon" | Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic | Non-album single (B-side to "Lithium") | Barrett Jones | 1992 |
| "D-7" | Greg Sage † | Hormoaning | Dale Griffin | 1992 |
| "Dave w/Echoplex" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Dive" | Kurt Cobain Krist Novoselic | Non-album single (B-side to "Sliver") | Butch Vig | 1990 |
| "Do Re Mi" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Do You Love Me?" | Bob Ezrin Kim Fowley Paul Stanley † | Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation | Greg Babior | 1990 |
| "Don't Want It All" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Downer" | Kurt Cobain Krist Novoselic | Bleach (1990 re-release) | Jack Endino | 1990 |
| "Drain You" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Dumb" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "E.Coli" | Unknown | – | – | Unreleased |
| "Endless, Nameless" | Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic | Nevermind (second pressing) | Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Escalator to Hell" | Unknown | – | – | Unreleased |
| "Even In His Youth" | Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic | Non-album single (released with "Smells Like Teen Spirit") | Craig Montgomery | 1991 |
| "Exhausted" | Dave Grohl | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "February Stars" (originally titled "Dave/Acoustic + Voc") | Dave Grohl | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Floyd the Barber" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Forgotten Tune" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero (2013 Super Deluxe edition) | Barrett Jones | 2013 |
| "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "French Abortion" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" | Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic | In Utero | Craig Montgomery | 1993 |
| "Grey Goose" # | Traditional † | With the Lights Out | Jack Endino | 2004 |
| "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | Bob Stone † | – | – | Unreleased |
| "Hairspray Queen" | Kurt Cobain | Incesticide | Jack Endino | 1992 |
| "Heart-Shaped Box" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Heartbreaker" | John Bonham John Paul Jones Jimmy Page Robert Plant † | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Here She Comes Now" | John Cale Sterling Morrison Lou Reed Moe Tucker † | Heaven & Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground | Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Help Me I'm Hungry" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" | Kurt Cobain | The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "If You Must" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | Jack Endino | 2004 |
| "Immigrant Song" | Jimmy Page Robert Plant † | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "In Bloom" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Jam" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero (2013 Super Deluxe edition) | Jack Endino | 2013 |
| "Jam After Dinner" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" | Eugene Kelly Frances McKee † | MTV Unplugged in New York | Alex Coletti Scott Litt Nirvana | 1994 |
| "Lake of Fire" ‡ | Curt Kirkwood † | MTV Unplugged in New York | Alex Coletti Scott Litt Nirvana | 1994 |
| "The Landlord is a Piece of Shit from Hell" | Unknown | – | – | Unreleased |
| "Lithium" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Lounge Act" | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Love Buzz" ‡ | Robbie van Leeuwen † | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1988 |
| "Lullaby" | Unknown | – | Unknown | Unreleased |
| "The Man Who Sold the World" ‡ | David Bowie † | MTV Unplugged in New York | Alex Coletti Scott Litt Nirvana | 1994 |
| "Marigold" | Dave Grohl † | Non-album single (B-side to "Heart-Shaped Box") | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Mexican Seafood" | Kurt Cobain | Teriyaki Asthma Volume 1 | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Milk It" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Raunchola / Moby Dick" | John Bonham Kurt Cobain John Paul Jones Jimmy Page | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Moist Vagina" | Kurt Cobain | Non-album single (B-side to "All Apologies / Rape Me") | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Molly's Lips" | Eugene Kelly Frances McKee † | Non-album single (Split single with "Candy") | Dale Griffin | 1991 |
| "The Money Will Roll Right In" | Tom Flynn † | Live at Reading | Nirvana | 2009 |
| "More Than a Feeling" | Tom Scholz | Live at Reading (DVD version) | Nirvana | 2009 |
| "Mr. Moustache" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Mrs. Butterworth" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "My Best Friend's Girl" | Ric Ocasek † | Live and Loud | – | 2013 |
| "Negative Creep" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "New Beat / In Cars" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "New Wave Groove" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Oh, Me" | Curt Kirkwood † | MTV Unplugged in New York | Alex Coletti Scott Litt Nirvana | 1994 |
| "Oh, the Guilt" | Kurt Cobain | Non-album single (Split single with "Puss") | Barrett Jones | 1992 |
| "Old Age" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | Butch Vig | 2004 |
| "On a Plain" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Onward Into Countless Battles" | Johnny Hedlund (Unleashed cover) | – | Craig Montgomery | Unreleased |
| "Opinion" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "The Other Improv" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | Craig Montgomery | 2004 |
| "Paper Cuts" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Pen Cap Chew" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | Jack Endino | 2004 |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Plateau" | Curt Kirkwood † | MTV Unplugged in New York | Alex Coletti Scott Litt Nirvana | 1994 |
| "Polly" | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Rape Me" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Run Rabbit Run" | Manchuria, Claude | – | – | Unreleased |
| "Return of the Rat" | Greg Sage † | Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers | Barrett Jones | 1992 |
| "Sappy" | Kurt Cobain | No Alternative | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Scentless Apprentice" | Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "School" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Scoff" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Seasons in the Sun" | Jacques Brel Rod McKuen † | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Serve the Servants" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Should I Stay or Should I Go" | The Clash † | – | – | Unreleased |
| "Sifting" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Skid Mark" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Sliver" ‡ | Kurt Cobain Krist Novoselic | Non-album single | Jack Endino | 1990 |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ‡ | Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Something in the Way" | Kurt Cobain Mark Lanegan | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Son of a Gun" | Eugene Kelly Frances McKee † | Hormoaning | Dale Griffin | 1992 |
| "Song in D" | Unknown | – | Butch Vig | Unreleased |
| "Spank Thru" | Kurt Cobain | Sub Pop 200 | Jack Endino | 1988 |
| "Stain" | Kurt Cobain | Non-album single (B-side to Blew EP) | Steve Fisk | 1989 |
| "Stay Away" | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "Swap Meet" | Kurt Cobain | Bleach | Jack Endino | 1989 |
| "Talk to Me" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "Territorial Pissings" | Kurt Cobain | Nevermind | Nirvana Butch Vig | 1991 |
| "They Hung Him on a Cross" # | Traditional † | With the Lights Out | Jack Endino | 2004 |
| "Thrash Tune" | Unknown | – | Adam Kasper | Unreleased |
| "Token Eastern Song" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | Steve Fisk | 2004 |
| "Tourette's" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Turnaround" | Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh † | Hormoaning | Dale Griffin | 1992 |
| "Verse Chorus Verse" | Kurt Cobain | With the Lights Out | Butch Vig | 2004 |
| "Very Ape" | Kurt Cobain | In Utero | Steve Albini | 1993 |
| "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" ‡ | Traditional † | MTV Unplugged in New York | Alex Coletti Scott Litt Nirvana | 1994 |
| "White Lace and Strange" | Chris Bond † | With the Lights Out | – | 2004 |
| "You Know You're Right" ‡ | Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | Adam Kasper | 2002 |
| Untitled (Nicknamed "Dave Solo") | Unknown | – | Unknown | Unreleased |
| Untitled | Unknown | – | – | Unreleased |
| Untitled | Unknown | – | – | Unreleased |
| Untitled | Unknown | – | – | Unreleased |