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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 were originally scheduled to play at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on November 24, 1991, but due to the band's increasing popularity, the show was rescheduled to a night later at the larger Paradiso in Amsterdam. [11] The versions of "School," "Lithium," "Been a Son" and "Blew" on the compilation are all taken from this show.
A live version of the song, recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on October 31, 1991, appeared on the live video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, released in November 1994. Footage from this performance of the song also later appeared in the "Lithium" video. The full concert was released on DVD and Blu-ray in September 2011.
The second music video for "In Bloom", for the Nevermind version, was directed by Kevin Kerslake, who had directed the videos for the band's previous two singles from Nevermind, "Come as You Are" and "Lithium". The video was filmed on October 15, 1992 and first aired in late November.
"Lithium" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their second studio album, The Open Door. It was released by Wind-up Records on December 4, 2006 as the album's second single. "Lithium" was written by singer and pianist Amy Lee and produced by Dave Fortman .
Nirvana's performance at Reading is often regarded as one of the most memorable of their career. [63] [64] A few days later, Nirvana performed at the MTV Video Music Awards; despite the network's refusal to let the band play the new song "Rape Me", Cobain strummed and sang the first few bars of the song before breaking into "Lithium".
The critical metal used to make electric vehicle batteries, once described as "the new oil," has been crashing in price amid a slowdown in EV demand.Lithium prices are down more than 80% from ...
The Nevermind version of "Drain You" appears in the video games Rock Band 2 and Rock Band Unplugged. On April 24, 2020, the song was performed by American musician Post Malone as part of his 15-song Nirvana tribute concert, which was livestreamed on YouTube and raised over $4 million for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. [25] [26]