Heart-Shaped Box
| "Heart-Shaped Box" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Nirvana | ||||
| from the album In Utero | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | August 30, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | February 1993 | |||
| Studio | Pachyderm, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | |||
| Genre | Grunge[1] | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
| Label | DGC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kurt Cobain | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Albini | |||
| Nirvana singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Heart-Shaped Box" on YouTube | ||||
"Heart-Shaped Box" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was written by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It was released on August 23, 1993 as the first single from their third studio album In Utero.
Cobain's wife Courtney Love thought the song was about her, although it was actually written about children with cancer.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ Cross, Charles R. Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, p.281
