Nirvana’s iconic music video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” has officially surpassed two billion views on YouTube—a first for grunge-rock, proving its enduring power more than 30 years after its ...

Long before Nirvana’s 1991 single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” became the defining anthem for the grunge revolution, it was just a phrase scribbled on Kurt Cobain’s wall. In August 1990 ...

Although “Smells Like Teen Spirit” has been on the airwaves for nearly 34 years, YouTube didn’t take over the internet until ...

Nirvana performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the first time on April 17, 1991 at a dark Seattle club in the shadow of a highway overpass. The show was hastily organized, a last minute ...

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Written by bandmates Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” became a smash hit in the early 90s and made Nirvana, along with lead singer Cobain, a household name.

One of those bands, Nirvana, achieved massive success with its first major-label single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," which today stands as the genre's most towering classic. Nirvana's singer ...

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” is Nirvana’s breakout hit and the anthem of Generation X. With its quiet-loud dynamics and powerful guitar riffs, it took over radio and MTV in late 1991. Kurt ...

But on impulse let’s go with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” I’m not choosing it because the song is incredible — it is! — but for the way it reshaped our entire generation’s ...

This is not a violation of the grunge era or of Nirvana’s ethos as a band. It’s just a fun take on a classic song. One that shows “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is so good it transcends genres.

Tori Amos decided to put her own spin on Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” She said fans told her to sing the song after Kurt Cobain died. She discussed what it was like to have fans sing ...