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Comment: It doesn't appear this song is notable enough (even if its by Nirvana), please provide more context and sources (as well as fixing the issues I tagged), and it will probably pass the notability test. NeoGaze (talk) 15:49, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
| "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Nirvana | |
| from the album In Utero | |
| Released | September 21, 1993 |
| Genre | Grunge |
| Length | 4:51 |
| Label | DGC |
| Songwriter(s) | Kurt Cobain |
| Producer(s) | Steve Albini |
| In Utero track listing | |
12 tracks
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"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" is a song by the American grunge trio Nirvana from their third and final album In Utero, which released on September 21, 1993 by DGC Records.[1][better source needed]
Background
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" was originally titled both "Nipe Month Media Blackout"[2] and "You Said a Mouthful".[3] The song was Kurt Cobain's response to a Vanity Fair article titled "Strange Love: The Story of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love".[2][4] The title of "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" references the success of Nirvana's second album Nevermind,[5] as a radio-friendly unit shifter refers to an album or a song that radio stations consider successful and will be played lot on radio stations.[6]
Reception
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" was initially trashed[by whom?] upon release on the In Utero album, but has since been seen as one of the band's best tracks.[citation needed] When reviewing the 20th anniversary of In Utero, Mike Diver of Clash magazine described it as a song where "Cobain is at his lyrically weakest, a string of non-sequiturs proving graphically effective but conceptually incoherent"[7]
Personnel
According to the liner notes of In Utero.[1][better source needed]
- Kurt Cobain – guitar, vocals
- Krist Novoselic – bass
- Dave Grohl – drums
Legacy
In 1996, the song was included on Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense, a benefit album.[8] The song later charted on many radio airplay charts due to it being played on radio after the tribute album's release.[9]
References
- ^ a b In Utero (CD liner notes). Nirvana. DGC. 1993.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Cross 2001, p. 269.
- ^ Gaar 2006, p. 48.
- ^ "No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked". Rolling Stone Australia. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Azerrad 1994, p. 329.
- ^ Burlingame 2006, p. 96.
- ^ Diver, Mike (2013-09-18). "Nirvana - In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition)". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ Parisien, Roch. "Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense". Allmusic. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ * "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 16, 1996. p. 82. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 1, 1996. p. 108. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 1, 1996. p. 116. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 8, 1996. p. 71. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
Bibliography
- Azerrad, Michael (1994). Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-47199-8.
- Burlingame, Jeff (2006). Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind. Enslow. ISBN 0-7660-2426-1.
- Cross, Charles (2001). Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain. Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-8402-9.
- Gaar, Gillian G. (2006). In Utero. 33⅓. Vol. 34. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-1776-0.
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