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Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
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- Album
- In Utero (Deluxe Edition)
- Released
- 1993
- Genres
- grunge, rock
- Length
- 4:41
- Tempo
- 203 BPM
- Label
- Geffen
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About this song
"Heart-Shaped Box" was the first single from Nirvana's album In Utero. It received critical acclaim during radio airplay and reached number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts. The music video was directed by Anton Corbijn and conceptualized by Kurt Cobain, with Corbijn adding elements such as artificial-looking crows, a ladder for the old man to climb the cross, and a box with a heart at the top where the band performs during the final chorus.
What it's about
The song details the battle of wills that comes with a new relationship when one person does not feel as strongly about the other.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 24 other songs, like “Planet Prison by XNMSQ”.
- Covered 58 times, including “Heart Shaped Box by De'Lour”.
- Written by Kurt Cobain.
- Produced by Steve Albini.
- Recorded at Pachyderm Studio.