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[2] Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad described its lyrics as "an update on Marx's description of religion as the 'opiate of the masses.'" [3] "Lithium" was released as the third single from Nevermind in July 1992, peaking at number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.
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 ...
By the 1990s, Sub Pop was having financial problems. With rumors that they would become a subsidiary of a major record label, Nirvana decided to "cut out the middleman" and look for a major record label. [7] Nirvana used the recordings as a demo tape to shop for a new label. Within a few months, the tape was circulating amongst major labels. [15]
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It also appeared on the Nirvana box set With the Lights Out in November 2004, and the 20th anniversary "Deluxe" and "Super Deluxe" editions of Nevermind, released in September 2011. A live version, recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington on October 31, 1991, was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on Live at the Paramount in September ...
Nirvana's appearance at the 1992 Reading Festival was the band's second performance at the annual music festival and their first since the success of their second album Nevermind had elevated them to the position of what Pitchfork called the "biggest" rock band in the world. [1] It was also their final concert in the United Kingdom.
Nirvana are a pop rock band formed in London in 1966. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1985, the band reformed. Members of the band sued the American band Nirvana over the usage of the name, reaching an out-of-court settlement.
The song was then picked up by alternative radio stations in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. Despite the spontaneous success of the song, Geffen Records and the song writer, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, refused to capitalize on it and made it known that copies of the song would not be sent out to radio stations to promote airplay. [7]