On a Plain

On a Plain
"On a Plain"

Promo CD for the Nevermind album
Song by Nirvana from the album Nevermind
Released September 24, 1991
Genre Grunge, punk rock
Length 3:16
Label DGC
Writer Kurt Cobain
Producer Butch Vig
Nevermind track listing
"Stay Away"
(10)		 "On a Plain"
(11)		 "Something in the Way"
(12)

"On a Plain" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the eleventh song on their major label debut, Nevermind (1991).

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History

"On a Plain" was written by Kurt Cobain in 1990. It was first recorded in the studio on January 1, 1991 by Craig Montgomery in Seattle, Washington. It was debuted live on May 29, 1991 in Los Angeles, California.

"On a Plain" was recorded for Nevermind in May or June 1991 by Butch Vig in North Hollywood. It was released as a promo single in the summer of 1992, and became a moderate alternative rock hit.

An acoustic version was recorded during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged set on November 18, 1993. This version appears on the band's MTV Unplugged in New York album, released in November 1994. It features Lori Goldston on cello.

A live performance appears on the band's 1994 home video, Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! It was recorded at the Roskilde Festival on June 26, 1992 in Roskilde, Denmark. Another live performance of "On a Plain" from Nirvana's show at the Paradiso Club in Amsterdam on November 25, 1991 appears on the 2006 DVD re-release of Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!. An early 1991 rehearsal of "On a Plain" can be found after the credits have ended on the DVD version of Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!.

A live performance can be found on the 2009 live DVD/CD Live at Reading. Another live performance from 1991 at the Paramount Theatre is included on the video Live at the Paramount, released in 2011.

Covers

The song was covered by Agent Orange for the album Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana, and by Animal Collective.

In September 2011, Frank Turner covered the song for Kerrang! magazine's tribute to Nevermind for its 20th anniversary, entitled Nevermind Forever.[1]

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1992 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[2] 25

Accolades

References

  1. ^ http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/09/kerrang_magazine_240911.html
  2. ^ [1]
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