Smells Like Teen Spirit (track)
by Nirvana
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Smells Like Teen Spirit appears on the following album(s) by Nirvana:
- Nevermind (track #1) (this album) (1991)
- From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah (track #5) (1996)
- With The Lights Out (track #33) (compilation) (2004)
- Nirvana (track #5) (compilation) (2002)
- Live At Reading (track #13) (2009)
- Sliver: The Best Of The Box (track #13) (compilation) (2005)
- Icon (track #2) (compilation) (2010)
- Nevermind: The Singles (track #1) (compilation) (2011)
- Live At The Paramount (track #6) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/07/2026 19:51 | CJMishellsan | 1,240 | 94/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 21:51 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 12:59 | stanchoiaz | 1,218 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 15:23 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2026 22:55 | HorribleClaus25 | 142 | 92/100 |
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My favourite bit is the little transition riff that comes after the choruses: that short chromatic riff, with string bends accompanying the "hey" and "yay". (Edited)
Squonk007 08/14/2023 19:26 | #298622
Decent guitar, the vocals are grating. (Edited)
Surely the most famous rock song ever written? (Edited)
DeusExMackia 08/13/2021 12:50 | #272480
Forget the hype, the legacy, the impact, the overplaying, Smells Like Teen Spirit is quite simply absolute music perfection. To have had this in my life is frankly a blessing. (Edited)
Borrowed a van to help a friend move house a few years back. Noticed the previous occupant had left the CD of Nevermind in the player so pressed play.
Thought nothing of it as SLiTS played through, having heard the song a couple of hundred times I guess. You know - just driving along. When the song finished my 6 year old piped up from nowhere, ‘that’s the best song I have ever heard’.
Proud Dad. (Edited)
The song of the 90's. (Edited)
Goliath 10/27/2020 09:03 | #259821
The most iconic song ever (according to research, see my chart of most iconic songs).
I don't care if Cobain hated it, this is the best Nirvana song
Timestarter 04/06/2020 12:20 | #249600
WOW, the time goes older. Great single. (Edited)
Top ten song of all time. Very important for music. (Edited)
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