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'''''Nevermind''''' is the second [[studio album]] by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], released on September 24, 1991, by [[DGC Records]]. It was Nirvana's first release on a [[Record label#Major versus independent record labels|major label]] and the first to feature the drummer [[Dave Grohl]]. Produced by [[Butch Vig]], ''Nevermind'' features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rolli |first=Bryan |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Nirvana, 'Nevermind (30th Anniversary Edition)': Album Review |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/nirvana-nevermind-30th-anniversary-review/|title |url-status=live Nirvana, 'Nevermind (|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418083807/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/nirvana-nevermind-30th-anniversary-review/ Anniversary|archive-date=April Edition)':18, Album2024 Review| access-date=NovemberAugust 125, 20212024 |website=[[Townsquare Media|Ultimate Classic Rock]]}}</ref> It was recorded at [[Sound City Studios]] in [[Van Nuys]], [[California]], and [[Smart Studios]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], in May and June 1991, and [[audio mastering|mastered]] that August at the Mastering Lab in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California.

Written primarily by frontman [[Kurt Cobain]], ''Nevermind'' is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. It includes [[anti-establishment]] views, anti-sexism {{Where|date=September 2024}}, [[frustration]], alienation, and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with [[Bikini Kill]]'s [[Tobi Vail]]. Contrary to the popular [[Hedonism|hedonistic]] themes of drugs and sex at the time, writers have observed that ''Nevermind'' promoted the image of the sensitive artist in mainstream rock.<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=William |date=2016-09-23 |title=Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Turns 25: Classic Track-by-Track Review |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/nirvana-nevermind-anniversary-track-by-track-7518725/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Cobain, the sound of the album was influenced by bands such as [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[R.E.M.]], [[the Smithereens]], and [[Melvins]]. Though the album is considered a cornerstone of the [[grunge]] genre, it is noted for its musical diversity, which includes acoustic ballads ("[[Polly (Nirvana song)|Polly]]" and "[[Something in the Way]]") and [[Punk rock|punk]]-inspired [[hard rock]] ("Territorial Pissings" and "Stay Away").<ref>{{cite web |last=School |first=GABRIELLE ZEVIN, Spanish River High |title=NIRVANA'S 'NEVERMIND' UNCONVENTIONAL HEAVY METAL |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-02-14-9201080709-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924181819/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/ |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=2020-09-27 |website=Sun-Sentinel.com |date=February 14, 1992 |language=en-US}}</ref>

''Nevermind'' madethrust Nirvana oneinto of the biggest bands of theworldwide 1990ssuperstardom, with Cobain being dubbed the "voice of his generation". It brought [[grunge]] and [[Alternative rock#Popularization in the 1990s|alternative rock]] to a mainstream audience while accelerating the decline of [[hair metal]], drawing similarities to the early 1960s [[British Invasion]] of [[American popular music]]. It is also often credited with initiating a resurgence of interest in [[punk culture]] among teenagers and young adults of [[Generation X]], becoming seminal to the [[counterculture]] of the decade. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums of all time]]. In March 1999, it was certified [[RIAA certification|Diamond]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Among the most acclaimed and influential albums in the history of music, ''Nevermind'' was added by the [[Library of Congress]] to the [[National Recording Registry]] in 2004 for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", and is frequently ranked highly on lists of the greatest albums of all time, including being ranked number six on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s 2020 and 2023 lists of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]". The album has since been reissued with alternate takes and live performances.

"Nevermind" appears on the album [[liner notesnote]]s as the last word in a paragraph of lyric fragments that ends with "I found it hard, it was hard to find, oh well, whatever, nevermind" from "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/sex-pistols/did-nirvana-copy-never-mind-bollocks-nevermind/|title=Did Nirvana 'copy' Sex Pistols' Never Mind The Bollocks album title with their Nevermind album?|date=2019-10-28|website=Radio X|language=en-UK|access-date=2020-05-24|archive-date=April 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426093547/https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/sex-pistols/did-nirvana-copy-never-mind-bollocks-nevermind/|url-status=live}}</ref> The word "nevermind" also echoes the [[Sex Pistols]]' ''[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]]'', one of Cobain's favorite albums.<ref>{{cite web|date=2014-01-22|first=Edward|last=Keeble|title=Hand-Written List of Kurt Cobain's Favourite Albums is Revealed Online|publisher=[[gigwise.com]]|url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/87824/hand-written-list-of-kurt-cobains-favourite-albums-is-revealed-online|access-date=2020-05-24|archive-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718232500/https://www.gigwise.com/news/87824/hand-written-list-of-kurt-cobains-favourite-albums-is-revealed-online|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Nevermind'' popularized the Seattle [[grunge]] movement and brought [[alternative rock]] as a whole into the mainstream, establishing its commercial and cultural viability<ref>Olsen, Eric. [http://www.today.com/id/4652653 "10 years later, Cobain lives on in his music"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622170917/http://www.today.com/id/4652653 |date=June 22, 2013 }}. MSNBC April 9, 2004. Retrieved on September 27, 2007.</ref> and leading to an alternative rock boom in the music industry.<ref name="Hogan">{{cite magazine|last=Hogan|first=Marc|author-link=Marc Hogan|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/ok-computer-at-20/10038-exit-music-how-radioheads-ok-computer-destroyed-the-art-pop-album-in-order-to-save-it/|title=Exit Music: How Radiohead's OK Computer Destroyed the Art-Pop Album in Order to Save It|magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=March 11, 2010|date=March 20, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223111434/https://pitchfork.com/features/ok-computer-at-20/10038-exit-music-how-radioheads-ok-computer-destroyed-the-art-pop-album-in-order-to-save-it/|url-status=live}}</ref> Though a short tenure from the album's release to the [[Suicide of Kurt Cobain|death of Cobain]], the album's and singles' successes propelled Nirvana to being regarded by the media as the biggest band in the world — especiallyworld—especially throughout 1992.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-22 |title=My Time with Kurt Cobain |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/my-time-with-kurt-cobain |access-date=2022-04-03 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref> As a grunge act, the band's success over the popular [[hair metal]] acts of the time drew similarities to the early 1960s [[British Invasion]] of American popular music.<ref name=":3" /> The album also initiated a resurgence of interest in [[punk culture]] among teenagers and young adults of [[Generation X]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2013-03-05 |title=How Nirvana Made 'Nevermind' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-nirvana-made-nevermind-194556/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019092506/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-nirvana-made-nevermind-194556/ |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref> Journalist [[Chuck Eddy]] cited ''Nevermind''{{'}}s release as roughly the end of the "high [[album era]]".<ref name="Eddy">{{cite book |last=Eddy |first=Chuck |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wl0rlx7DoeIC&q=%22album+era%22 |title=Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism |publisher=Duke University Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-82235010-1 |page=283 |access-date=June 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613061600/https://books.google.com/books?id=wl0rlx7DoeIC&q=%22album+era%22 |archive-date=June 13, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The album had an enormous impact towards [[youth culture]]. Goodman says that ''Nevermind'' "killed off hair metal, and sparked a cultural revolution across the globe".<ref name=":4" /> Speaking to the [[BBC]], Brazilian cultural studies academic Moyses Pinto stated that he was struck by ''Nevermind'', saying "I thought: 'this is perfect'; it sounded like a bright synthesis of noise and pop music."<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Haider |first=Arwa |title=Nevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210922-nevermind-at-30-how-the-nirvana-album-shook-the-world |access-date=2022-04-03 |websiteagency=www.bbc.comBBC News |language=en}}</ref> In similar praise, Kgomotso Neto says that the impact of Nirvana, as well as MTV, during the time of ''Nevermind'', caused a new youth who listened to the same music and dressed similarly ([[grunge fashion]]). Neto further remarks that "there was a cultural homogeneity probably never experienced before" and that "grunge culture became dominant very quickly; all that had been 'cool' suddenly became ugly and exaggerated, and Kurt [Cobain] was the symbol of transgression."<ref name=":5" /> [[Michael Azerrad]] argued in his Nirvana biography ''[[Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana]]'' (1993) that ''Nevermind'' marked an epochal generational shift in music similar to the rock-and-roll explosion in the 1950s and the end of the dominance of the [[Baby Boomer Generation|baby boomer generation]] on popular music. Azerrad wrote, "''Nevermind'' came along at exactly the right time. This was music by, for, and about a whole new group of young people who had been overlooked, ignored, or condescended to."<ref>Azerrad 1993, p. 225</ref>

The success of ''Nevermind'' surprised Nirvana's contemporaries, who felt dwarfed by its influence. [[Fugazi]] frontman [[Guy Picciotto]] later said: "It was like our record could have been a hobo pissing in the forest for the amount of impact it had ... It felt like we were playing [[ukulele]]s all of a sudden because of the disparity of the impact of what they did."<ref>Azerrad, 2001. p. 493</ref> Karen Schoemer of the ''New York Times'' wrote that "What's unusual about Nirvana's ''Nevermind'' is that it caters to neither a mainstream audience nor the indie rock fans who supported the group's debut album."<ref>{{Cite news|title = The Art Behind Nirvana's Ascent to the Top: Not many bands come up from the underground to hit No. 1 as fast as this Seattle trio – or make so few musical concessions.|last = Schoemer|first = Karen|date = 26 January 1992|work = [[The New York Times]]|id = {{ProQuest|108871606}}}}</ref> In 1992, [[Jon Pareles]] of ''The New York Times'' described the aftermath of the album's breakthrough: "Suddenly, all bets are off. No one has the inside track on which of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of ornery, obstreperous, unkempt bands might next appeal to the mall-walking millions." Record company executives offered large advances and record deals to bands, and replaced their previous strategies of building audiences for alternative bands with the attempts to achieve mainstream popularity quickly.<ref>Pareles, Jon. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3D71531F937A25755C0A964958260 Pop View; Nirvana-bes Awaiting Fame's Call"]. ''The New York Times''. June 14, 1992. Retrieved on June 3, 2008.</ref>

In 2001, [[VH1]] conducted a poll of more than 500 journalists, music executives and artists which judged ''Nevermind'' the second-best album in rock 'n' roll history, behind [[the Beatles]]' ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicBeatles/jan4_beatles-ap.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113105505/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicBeatles/jan4_beatles-ap.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2004 |title=Beatles' 'Revolver' judged best album|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> ''Time'' placed ''Nevermind'', which writer [[Josh Tyrangiel]] called "the finest album of the 90s", on its 2006 list of "The All-TIME 100 Albums".<ref name="Time100_2006">Tyrangiel, Josh. [http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/ "''Nevermind'' by Nirvana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301183543/http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/ |date=March 1, 2014 }}. ''Time''. November 13, 2006. Retrieved on September 29, 2007.</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' named the album the sixth best of the decade, noting that "anyone who hates this record today is just trying to be cool, and needs to be trying harder."<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/10/ "''Top 100 Albums of the 1990s''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622023306/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/10/ |date=June 22, 2009 }}. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved on November 25, 2009.</ref> In 2004, the [[Library of Congress]] added ''Nevermind'' to the [[National Recording Registry]], which collects "culturally, historically or aesthetically important" sound recordings from the 20th century.<ref>MTV News staff. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499693/20050406/stefani_gwen.jhtml "For The Record: Quick News On Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Ciara, 'Dimebag' Darrell, Nirvana, Shins & More"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231020011/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499693/20050406/stefani_gwen.jhtml |date=December 31, 2008 }}. MTV. April 6, 2005. Retrieved on July 16, 2009.</ref> On the other hand, ''Nevermind'' was voted the "Most Overrated Album in the World" in a 2005 [[BBC]] public poll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/overrated/shortlist.shtml |title=Most Overrated Album in the World |date=2005 |publisher=[[BBC Radio 6 Music|BBC 6 Music]] |access-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051111201904/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/overrated/shortlist.shtml |archive-date=November 11, 2005 }}</ref> ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' ranked the album at number 88 on their list of the "500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite book |last=Rensen |first=Michael |title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten |publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] |year=2005 |isbn=3-89880-517-4 |editor-last=Rensen |editor-first=Michael |page= |pages=188–189 |language=de |trans-title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |chapter=Nevermind |access-date=June 25, 2024 |chapter-url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/nirvana-nevermind}}</ref> In 2006, readers of Guitar World ranked ''Nevermind'' 8th on a list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Recordings.<ref>"100 Greatest Guitar Albums". ''Guitar World''. October 2006.</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' named it the 10th best album of all time on their 2013 list.<ref>[https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20712079_20711843,00.html#21221826 "Music: 10 All-Time Greatest."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122060536/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20712079_20711843,00.html#21221826 |date=January 22, 2015 }} ''Entertainment Weekly.'' Retrieved 08-04-2013.</ref> It was voted number 17 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=All Time Top 1000 Albums|editor=[[Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2006|edition=3rd|isbn=0-7535-0493-6|page=42|title-link=All Time Top 1000 Albums}}</ref> Christgau named it among his 10 best albums from the 1990s and said in retrospect it is an A-plus album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=May 19, 2021|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/xgau-sez-may-2021|title=Xgau Sez: May, 2021|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=[[Substack]]|access-date=May 23, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523142808/https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/xgau-sez-may-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/nirvana|title=Nirvana|date=2019-11-19|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622014754/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/nirvana|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2023, the [[Official Charts Company]] revealed that ''Nevermind'' was the fourth most streamed album from the 1990s in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=October 6, 2023 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/national-album-day-2023-most-streamed-albums-90s/ |title=BBC Radio 2 announces the Official Most Streamed 90s Albums Chart for National Album Day |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=October 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=KA |date=October 7, 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/radio-2-official-most-streamed-90s-albums-chart-national-album-day |title=Oasis win the Streaming Chart Battle of the 1990s as BBC Radio 2 announces the Official Most Streamed 90s Albums Chart for National Album Day |work=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=October 9, 2023}}</ref>

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*[[Dave Grohl]] (credited as David Grohl)&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals on "[[In Bloom]]", "[[Drain You]]", and "[[On a Plain]]"

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