Heart-Shaped Box

"Heart-Shaped Box"
Single by Nirvana
from the album In Utero
B-side
WrittenEarly 1992
ReleasedAugust 30, 1993
RecordedJanuary 1993 (demo)
February 1993
StudioPachyderm, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
GenreGrunge
Length4:39
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)Steve Albini
Nirvana singles chronology
"Puss / Oh, the Guilt"
(1993)
"Heart-Shaped Box"
(1993)
"All Apologies" / "Rape Me"
(1993)
Music video
"Heart-Shaped Box" on YouTube

"Heart-Shaped Box" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was written by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It was released on August 30, 1993 as the first single from their third studio album In Utero.

Cobain's wife Courtney Love thought the song was about her, although it was actually written about children with cancer.

References

  1. ↑ Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Cross, Charles R. Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, p.281