MTV Unplugged in New York (25th anniversary)

~ Release by Nirvana (see all versions of this release, 41 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1About a Girl (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (on 1993-11-18)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl (on 1993-11-18)
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18) and Pat Smear (on 1993-11-18)
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
About a Girl (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
About a Girl (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
recording of:
About a Girl
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
4.13:38
2Come as You Are (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Come as You Are (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
Come as You Are (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes, The End of Music LLC, The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991)
3.54:14
3Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam (live version)
accordion:
Krist Novoselic (on 1993-11-18)
bass guitar:
Dave Grohl (on 1993-11-18)
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist) (on 1993-11-18)
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18) and Pat Smear (on 1993-11-18)
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live cover recording of:
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Kelly (Scottish indie rock musician) and Frances McKee (Scottish singer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Kelly (Scottish indie rock musician) and Frances McKee (Scottish singer & songwriter)
3.64:37
4The Man Who Sold the World (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (on 1993-11-18)
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist) (on 1993-11-18)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl (on 1993-11-18)
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18) and Pat Smear (on 1993-11-18)
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
The Man Who Sold the World (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
part of:
AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 238)
live cover recording of:
The Man Who Sold the World (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1970-05-22)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems-EMI, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1974) and MainMan (in 1974)
4.554:21
5Pennyroyal Tea (live version)
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Pennyroyal Tea (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
Pennyroyal Tea (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
version of:
Pennyroyal Tea (early version with different lyrics, 10/91)
3.13:40
6Dumb (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (on 1993-11-18)
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist) (on 1993-11-18)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl (on 1993-11-18)
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18) and Pat Smear (on 1993-11-18)
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Dumb (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
Dumb (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3.32:53
7Polly (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Polly (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
Polly (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
composer:
Chad Channing, Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), The End of Music LLC, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), The End of Music (in 1991), Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
3.653:16
8On a Plain (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
On a Plain (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
On a Plain (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
The End of Music LLC, The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991)
3.33:45
9Something in the Way (live version)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist)
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Pat Smear
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Something in the Way (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
Something in the Way (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., The End of Music LLC, The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991)
3.254:02
10Plateau (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl
guest guitar family:
Cris Kirkwood and Curt Kirkwood
guest background vocals:
Cris Kirkwood
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Plateau (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live cover recording of:
Plateau (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Curt Kirkwood
3.53:38
11Oh Me (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guest guitar family:
Cris Kirkwood and Curt Kirkwood
background vocals:
Dave Grohl and Cris Kirkwood
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Oh, Me (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live cover recording of:
Oh, Me (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Curt Kirkwood
3.153:26
12Lake of Fire (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl
guest bass and guest background vocals:
Cris Kirkwood
guest guitar family:
Curt Kirkwood
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Lake of Fire (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live cover recording of:
Lake of Fire (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Curt Kirkwood
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
3.752:56
13All Apologies (live version)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (on 1993-11-18)
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist) (on 1993-11-18)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl (on 1993-11-18)
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1993-11-18) and Pat Smear (on 1993-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
All Apologies (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live recording of:
All Apologies (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
4.14:23
14Where Did You Sleep Last Night (live version)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
cello:
Lori Goldston (American cellist)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-11-18)
music videos:
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (live, 1993‐11‐18: Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA, unedited) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
live cover recording of:
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In the Pines) (on 1993-11-18)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Lead Belly
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
version of:
In the Pines (Black Girl)
3.855:06
15Come as You Are (rehearsal)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
live recording of:
Come as You Are
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes, The End of Music LLC, The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991)
44:45
16Polly (rehearsal)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
live recording of:
Polly
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
composer:
Chad Channing, Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), The End of Music LLC, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), The End of Music (in 1991), Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
34:05
17Plateau (rehearsal)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
live cover recording of:
Plateau
lyricist and composer:
Curt Kirkwood
34:40
18Pennyroyal Tea (rehearsal)
34:30
19The Man Who Sold the World (rehearsal)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
live cover recording of:
The Man Who Sold the World
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1970-05-22)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems-EMI, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1974) and MainMan (in 1974)
44:38

Credits

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Mark Kates
associated singles/EPs:Lake of Fire / Where Did You Sleep Last Night
The Man Who Sold the World
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
part of:NME: The 50 Greatest Live Albums Ever (2015-03-17) (number: 1) (order: 1)
AUX: The Six Best Live Albums (number: 3) (order: 3)
Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time (2015-04-29) (number: 10) (order: 10)
MTV Unplugged (number: 1994) (order: 11)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 1996 winner) (order: 30)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 279) (order: 279)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 279) (order: 279)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 311) (order: 311)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 313) (order: 313)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 781) (order: 782)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/22433 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Nirvana/Mtv-unplugged-in-new-york [info]
reviews:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nirvana-mtv-unplugged-in-new-york/ [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8wvr [info]
other databases:http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/N/Nirvana/Discography/MTV_Unplugged_in_New_York/ [info]
http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/26427 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nirvana/mtv_unplugged_in_new_york/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000118886 [info]
Wikidata:Q212326 [info]