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True, Kurt Cobain was a feminist but where are any anti-sexism sentiments expressed in this album? Modern day feminists have retrospectively pointed out that Cobain intended Polly as an anti-rape song. Well, he hardly intended it as a pro-rape song, but there is no evidence of him declaring anything feminist about the lyrics.
 
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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 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'' became an unexpected critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 on charts across the world. On January 11, 1992, it knocked [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'' out of the number one spot on the US [[US Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. The lead single, "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]", reached the Top 10 of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and went on to be inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]]. Its music video was also heavily rotated on [[MTV]]. Three other successful singles were released: "[[Come as You Are (Nirvana song)|Come as You Are]]", "[[Lithium (Nirvana song)|Lithium]]", and "[[In Bloom]]". The album was voted the best album of the year in [[Pazz & Jop]] critics' poll, while "Smells Like Teen Spirit" also topped the single-of-the-year and video-of-the-year polls. The album also garnered the band three [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nominations in total across the [[34th Annual Grammy Awards|34th]] and [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|35th Grammy Awards]], including [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]].
 
''Nevermind'' thrust Nirvana into worldwide superstardom, 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.
 
==Background and early sessions==
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The tentative title ''Sheep'' was something Cobain created as an inside joke directed towards the people he expected to buy the album. He wrote a fake advertisement for ''Sheep'' in his journal that read "Because you want to not; because everyone else is."<ref>Cross 2001, p. 154</ref> Novoselic said the inspiration for the title was the band's cynicism about the public's reaction to [[Operation Desert Storm]].<ref name=requiem /> As recording ended, Cobain grew tired of the title and suggested to Novoselic that the album be named ''Nevermind''. Cobain liked the title because it was a metaphor for his attitude on life and because it was grammatically incorrect.<ref>Cross 2001, p. 189</ref> ''Sacagawea'', after [[Sacagawea|the Native American]], was briefly considered so to reference the band's intentions for a more widespread impact compared to their previous studio album ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knb7ICiQUbI Nirvana Interview Canada 1991]. ''[[YouTube]]''. Event occurred September 21, 1991. Video uploaded August 20, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2023.</ref>
 
"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>
 
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''Nevermind'' was certified gold and platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in November 1991 and certified Diamond in March 1999.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA Searchable Database] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |date=June 26, 2007 }}. RIAA.com. Retrieved on March 10, 2007. NB user needs to enter "Nirvana" in "Artist" and click "search".</ref> It was also certified Diamond in Canada (1,000,000 units sold) by the [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] in March 2001<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/0301_g.php Gold &amp; Platinum&nbsp;– March 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019170700/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0301_g.php |date=October 19, 2010 }}. CRIA.ca. March 2001. Retrieved on September 27, 2007.</ref> and [[BPI certification|six times platinum]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx Certified Award Search&nbsp;– Nirvana&nbsp;– Nevermind] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |date=January 24, 2013 }}. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on August 3, 2011. NB user needs to enter "Nirvana" in the field "Search", select "Artist" in the field "Search by", and click "Go".{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Unknown |access-date=2011-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202052642/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref> It has gone on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums of all time]].<ref name="wwsales">{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/amp/friday-essay-nevermind-30-years-on-how-nirvanas-second-album-tilted-the-world-on-its-axis-167108|title=Friday essay: Nevermind 30 years on – how Nirvana's second album tilted the world on its axis|website=Theconversation.com|date=September 16, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2023}}</ref><!-- Archive.org citations do not work -->
 
==Critical reception==
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''Nevermind'' has continued to garner critical praise, having been ranked highly on lists of the greatest albums of all time. The album was ranked number 17 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]],<ref name="nevermind rs500">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/nirvana-nevermind-20120524 17: Nevermind – Nirvana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309091004/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/nirvana-nevermind-20120524 |date=March 9, 2013 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved on February 12, 2012.</ref> maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list,<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/nirvana-nevermind-50643/| year=2012| title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| access-date=September 23, 2019| archive-date=July 4, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704091937/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/nirvana-nevermind-50643/| url-status=live}}</ref> and upgrading to number 6 in the 2020 and 2023 revisions.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 22, 2020 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 Edition) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/nirvana-nevermind-3-1063227 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922163506/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/nirvana-nevermind-3-1063227/ |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=September 25, 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 2023 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2023 Edition) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/nirvana-nevermind-3-1063227 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> In 2019, ''Rolling Stone'' also ranked ''Nevermind'' number one on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the '90s, calling it the "album that guaranteed the nineties would not suck."<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/nirvana-nevermind-20110517 1: Nevermind – Nirvana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828233709/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/nirvana-nevermind-20110517 |date=August 28, 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved on October 7, 2013.</ref> Also in 2019, ''Nevermind'' was ranked number one on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki/>'s 50 Greatest Grunge Albums list.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-grunge-albums-798851/|title=50 Greatest Grunge Albums|date=April 1, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080245/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-grunge-albums-798851/|url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine ranked the album number 10 in its list of 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time too.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-punk-albums-of-all-time-75659/nirvana-nevermind-1991-2-171736/|title=40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time|date=April 6, 2016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015151401/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-punk-albums-of-all-time-75659/nirvana-nevermind-1991-2-171736/|url-status=live}}</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=188-189188–189 |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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*[[Krist Novoselic]] (credited as Chris Novoselic)&nbsp;– bass, vocals on the intro of "Territorial Pissings"
*[[Dave Grohl]] (credited as David Grohl)&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals on "[[In Bloom]]", "[[Drain You]]", and "[[On a Plain]]"
 
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==See also==
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*Cross, Charles. ''Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain''. Hyperion, 2001. {{ISBN|0-7868-8402-9}}
*Sandford, Christopher. ''Kurt Cobain''. Carroll & Graff, 1995. {{ISBN|0-7867-1369-0}}
 
==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=A Brief History of Album Covers|first=Jason|last=Draper|publisher=Flame Tree Publishing|location=London|year=2008|pages=294–295|isbn=9781847862112|oclc=227198538}}
 
==External links==
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