About a Girl

About A Girl was originally an album track on the Nirvana debut album Bleach in 1989. Kurt Cobain wrote the song for his girlfriend at the time, Tracy Marander. They lived together for a while, and she took the photo that was used for the album's cover. It's believed that this was written after Tracy kicked Kurt out of her house due to Kurt's refusal to "get a job". Kurt claimed that the song was a tribute to The Beatles, and that he created the "see-saw" rhythm of the song after continous listening to Meet the Beatles!.

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Nirvana - Bleach - Kurt Cobain - The Beatles - See-saw - Meet the Beatles!

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According to Chad Channing, who was Nirvana's drummer at the time, Cobain didn't have a title for this when he brought it to the studio. When Channing asked what it was about, Cobain said, "It's about a girl." The Bleach recording was included on the 2002 greatest hits album Nirvana.

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Chad Channing - Nirvana

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A live acoustic version was released on the 1994 album MTV Unplugged in New York. Although other promo singles from the album were released for radio airplay, this was the only commercially available single. Five thousand numbered limited edition copies were sold in Australia, while a standard single was sold in countries across Europe.

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1994 - MTV Unplugged in New York - Australia

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A live version appeared as a B-side on CD versions of the 1990 Sliver single. Another live electric performance was released on the 1994 home video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, and a very early version of the song was included on the Nirvana 2004 box set With the Lights Out.

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B-side - 1990 - Sliver - Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! - Nirvana - With the Lights Out

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