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

+KeyIndicates song not written or co-written by Kurt CobainIndicates song released as a singleIndicates song made by The Jury, a side project between Nirvana's Cobain and Novoselic and Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan and drummer Mark PickerelCross 2016, pp. 57–59 +Name of song, writer(s), original release, producer(s) and year of releaseSongWriter(s)Original releaseProducer(s)Year "About a Girl" Bleach 1989 "Aero Zeppelin" Incesticide 1992 "Ain't It a Shame" Traditional With the Lights Out 2004 "All Apologies" In Utero 1993 "Aneurysm" Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic (B-side to "Smells Like Teen Spirit") 1991 "Anorexorcist" With the Lights Out 2004 "Beans" With the Lights Out – 2004 "Been a Son" (B-side to Blew EP) 1989 "Beeswax" Kill Rock Stars 1991 "Big Cheese" (B-side to "Love Buzz") 1988 "Big Long Now" Incesticide 1992 "Big Me" – Unreleased "Blandest" With the Lights Out 2004 "Blew" Bleach 1989 "Breed" (aka "Imodium") Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Butterflies" Unknown – Unreleased "Chris w/Acoustic" Unknown – Unreleased "Clean Up Before She Comes" With the Lights Out – 2004 "Come as You Are" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Curmudgeon" Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic (B-side to "Lithium")}} 1992Saint Thomas and Smith (2004), p. 256 "D-7" Hormoaning 1992 Thompson 2000, p. 36 "Dave w/Echoplex" Unknown – Unreleased "Dive" Krist Novoselic (B-side to "Sliver") 1990 "Do Re Mi" With the Lights Out – 2004 "Do You Love Me?" Kim Fowley Paul Stanley Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation 1990 Cross 2016, p. 51 "Don't Want It All" With the Lights Out – 2004 "Downer" Krist Novoselic Bleach (1990 re-release) 1990 "Drain You" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Dumb" In Utero 1993 "E.Coli" Unknown – – Unreleased "Endless, Nameless" Nevermind (second pressing) Nirvana 1991 Berkenstadt; Cross, p. 103 "Escalator to Hell" Unknown – – Unreleased "Even In His Youth" Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic (B-side to "Smells Like Teen Spirit") 1991 "Exhausted" – Unreleased "February Stars" (originally titled "Dave/Acoustic + Voc") – Unreleased "Floyd the Barber" Bleach 1989 "Forgotten Tune" In Utero (2013 Super Deluxe edition) 2013 "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" In Utero 1993 "French Abortion" Unknown – Unreleased "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic In Utero 1993 "Grey Goose" Traditional With the Lights Out 2004 "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" – – Unreleased "Hairspray Queen" Incesticide 1992 "Heart-Shaped Box" In Utero 1993 "Heartbreaker" Jimmy Page Robert Plant With the Lights Out – 2004 "Here She Comes Now" Sterling Morrison Lou Reed Moe Tucker Heaven & Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground 1991 "Help Me I'm Hungry" With the Lights Out 2004 "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" 1993 "If You Must" With the Lights Out 2004 "Immigrant Song" Robert Plant With the Lights Out – 2004 "In Bloom" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Jam" In Utero (2013 Super Deluxe edition) 2013 "Jam After Dinner" Unknown – Unreleased "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" Frances McKee MTV Unplugged in New York Scott Litt Nirvana 1994 "Lake of Fire" MTV Unplugged in New York Scott Litt Nirvana 1994 Unknown – – Unreleased "Lithium" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Lounge Act" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Love Buzz" Bleach 1988 "Lullaby" Unknown – Unreleased MTV Unplugged in New York Scott Litt Nirvana 1994 "Marigold" (B-side to "Heart-Shaped Box") 1993 "Mexican Seafood" Teriyaki Asthma Volume 1 1989 "Milk It" In Utero 1993 "Raunchola / Moby Dick" John Paul Jones Jimmy Page With the Lights Out – 2004 "Moist Vagina" (B-side to "All Apologies / Rape Me") 1993 "Molly's Lips" Frances McKee 1991 Live at Reading Nirvana 2009 "More Than a Feeling" Live at Reading (DVD version) Nirvana 2009 "Mr. Moustache" Bleach 1989 "Mrs. Butterworth" With the Lights Out – 2004 "My Best Friend's Girl" Live and Loud – 2013 "Negative Creep" Bleach 1989 "New Beat / In Cars" Unknown – Unreleased "New Wave Groove" Unknown – Unreleased "Oh, Me" MTV Unplugged in New York Scott Litt Nirvana 1994 "Oh, the Guilt" 1992Saint Thomas and Smith (2004), p. 265 "Old Age" With the Lights Out 2004 "On a Plain" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Onward Into Countless Battles" Johnny Hedlund (Unleashed cover) – Unreleased "Opinion" With the Lights Out – 2004 With the Lights Out 2004Gaar 2006, pp. 23–31 "Paper Cuts" Bleach 1989 "Pen Cap Chew" With the Lights Out 2004 "Pennyroyal Tea" In Utero 1993 "Plateau" MTV Unplugged in New York Scott Litt Nirvana 1994 "Polly" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" In Utero 1993 "Rape Me" In Utero 1993 "Run Rabbit Run"Manchuria, Claude––Unreleased Cover of a song by the Finnish band Smack. This was played a few times in 1988, according to setlists in Come As You Are, but only two bootleg recordings have surfaced to date, 1988.10.30 and 1988.12.21. "Return of the Rat" Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers 1992Saint Thomas and Smith (2004), p. 268 "Sappy" No Alternative 1993 "Scentless Apprentice" Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic In Utero 1993 "School" Bleach 1989 "Scoff" Bleach 1989 "Seasons in the Sun" Rod McKuen With the Lights Out – 2004 "Serve the Servants" In Utero 1993 "Should I Stay or Should I Go" – – Unreleased "Sifting" Bleach 1989 "Skid Mark" Unknown – Unreleased "Sliver" Krist Novoselic 1990 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Something in the Way" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Son of a Gun" Frances McKee Hormoaning 1992 "Song in D" Unknown – Unreleased "Spank Thru" Sub Pop 200 1988 "Stain" (B-side to Blew EP) 1989 "Stay Away" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "Swap Meet" Bleach 1989 "Talk to Me" With the Lights Out – 2004 "Territorial Pissings" Nevermind Nirvana 1991 "They Hung Him on a Cross" Traditional With the Lights Out 2004 "Thrash Tune" Unknown – Unreleased "Token Eastern Song" With the Lights Out 2004 "Tourette's" In Utero 1993 "Turnaround" Mark Mothersbaugh Hormoaning 1992 "Verse Chorus Verse" With the Lights Out 2004 "Very Ape" In Utero 1993 "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" Traditional MTV Unplugged in New York Scott Litt Nirvana 1994 "White Lace and Strange" With the Lights Out 2004 "You Know You're Right" Nirvana 2002 Untitled (Nicknamed "Dave Solo") Unknown – Unreleased Untitled Unknown – Unreleased Untitled Unknown – Unreleased Untitled Unknown – Unreleased

See also Nirvana discography Nirvana bootleg recordings

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