Unplugged was Released on October 31, 1994 by Geffen Records. It was released earlier but you had to call 1-800-nirvana to get the information. "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam" written by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, and originally performed by the Vaselines. "The Man Who Sold The World" written and originally performed by David Bowie. "Plateau", "Oh Me" and "Lake Of Fire" written by Curt Kirkwood and originally performed by the Meat Puppets. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" written by Huddie Ledbetter (a slave from the southern us) and originally performed by Leadbelly. All other songs written by Kurt Cobain.

Kurt Cobain: Guitar, Vocals Krist Novoselic: Bass, accordian on "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" Dave Grohl: Drum, Vocals, Bass on "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" Pat Smear: Guitar Lori Goldston: Cello on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 Curt Kirkwood: Guitar on tracks 10, 11, 12 Cris Kirkwood: Guitar on track 10, 11, Bass on track 12,                            Back-up Vocals on tracks 10, 12 MTV Executive Producer: Joel Stillerman Produced by: Alex Coletti Directed by: Beth McCarthy SOUND Produced by: Nirvana and Scott Litt Mixed at: Louie's Clubhouse Recorded: MTV's "Unplugged" at Sony Studios, New York, NY on November 18, 1993 Mastered by: Stephen Marcussen A&R: Mark Kates Management: Gold Mountain Entertainment Curt Kirkwood and Cris Kirkwood appear Curtesy of London Records Art Direction/Design: Robert Fisher Photography: Jennifer Youngblood-Grohl, Frank Micelotta

Album Pictures Front Back CD

Song Information

About A Girl - A song written for Kurt's girlfriend Tracy, she threatened to kick him out if he didn't get a job.

Come As You Are - A song full of contradictions on how we act versus how we think society thinks we should act.

Pennyroyal Tea - A song about making a tough decision and the difficult choices around it and the guilt following it. Pennyroyal Tea is an abortive substance.

Dumb - Ignorance is bliss. There is a certain care-free happiness involved in being dumb. Drug related thems dominate the song.

Polly - Based on the actual kidnapping of a 14 year old girl and her torture.

On A Plain - Many small lines of poetry having multi themes.

Something in the Way - A song about Kurt's experiences living under a bridge when he was kicked out of home.

All Apologies - Contrary to popular belief, this son is not about Francis and Courtney. He wrote it for them, but none of the lyrics really apply.