Nevermind

Nevermind is the second album by Seattle rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991 on DGC Records. The album was the first released on DGC Records and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. The album was influenced by the bands R.E.M., The Pixies, The Smithereens and Melvins and was described by the band's lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain as "The Knack and The Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath". The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at 144. The album, propelled by the surprise success of lead single Smells Like Teen Spirit, quickly climbed up the charts, reaching 35 and eventually peaking at number 1. The songs Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, Lithium and In Bloom were released as singles, all of which were commercially successful. The album is the best selling punk rock album of all time, reaching Diamond status for 10 million units sold in America and selling over 30 million units worldwide and is among one of the best selling albums of all time. The album helped push the genre known as Grunge into the mainstream. The album was produced by future Garbage drummer Butch Vig.
==Recording==
The album was recorded at Sound City Studios on a budget of $65,000. The band played live shows to earn gas money to get to Los Angeles to record the album.
==Title==
The album was originally entitled "Sheep" in reference to people that Cobain had expected to buy the album. The album was later retitled "Nevermind", referencing both The Sex Pistols only album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols and the lyric "whatever, nevermind" in Smells Like Teen Spirit.
==Cover==
The album's cover, which is considered one of the most iconic album covers of all time, was inspired by a documentary the band had watched about water births. Due to all the stock footage of water births being to graphic to use for an album cover, the band instead sent in photographer Kirk Weddle to make the cover instead. The cover features a four month old boy named Spencer Elden swimming to a 1 dollar bill that is just out of reach. Elden has recreated the photo on 4 occasions. Despite this, Elden sued the band, Cobain's estate, Courtney Love and 9 others for child pornography in 2021 and had claimed that the photo had caused emotional distress. The case was frowned upon by legal experts and has become the subject of internet memes.
==Singles==
The song Smells Like Teen Spirit was released as the lead single on September 10, 1991. The single was intended to help build the band's fanbase, with Come As You Are intended to be their breakthrough single. Instead Smells Like Teen Spirit saw surprise radio and MTV success, reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Come As You Are was eventually released as the second single on March 2, 1992 and the song reached 32 on the Hot 100. The album's third single, Lithium, was released on July 13, 1992 and reached 64 on the Hot 100. The fourth and final single, In Bloom, was released on November 30, 1992 and reached 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
===30th anniversary singles===
A live recording of the song Breed was released as a single to promote the 30th anniversary deluxe edition of the album.
==Track listing==
No.	Name 	Length
1. 	"Smells Like Teen Spirit" 	5:01
2. 	"In Bloom" 	4:14
3. 	"Come As You Are" 	3:39
4. 	"Breed" 	3:03
5. 	"Lithium" 	4:17
6. 	"Polly" 	2:57
7. 	"Territoral Pissings" 	2:22
8. 	"Drain You" 	3:43
9. 	"Lounge Act" 	2:36
10.	"Stay Away" 	3:32
11.	"On A Plain" 	3:16
12.	"Something In The Way" 	3:52
13.	"Endless, Nameless (hidden track)"	6:43
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