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"'''Radio Friendly Unit Shifter'''" is a song by the American grunge trio [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] from their third and final album ''[[In Utero]]'', which released on September 21, 1993 by [[DGC Records]].<ref name="linernotes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=In Utero |others=[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] |year=1993 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=[[DGC Records|DGC]]}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=June 2025}}
"'''Radio Friendly Unit Shifter'''" is a song by the American grunge trio [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] from their third and final album ''[[In Utero]]'', which released on September 21, 1993 by [[DGC Records]].


== Background ==
== Background ==
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" was initially trashed{{By whom|date=June 2025}} upon release on the ''In Utero'' album, but has since been seen as one of the band's best tracks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} 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"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diver |first=Mike |date=2013-09-18 |title=Nirvana - In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition) |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nirvana-in-utero-20th-anniversary-edition/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diver |first=Mike |date=2013-09-18 |title=Nirvana - In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition) |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nirvana-in-utero-20th-anniversary-edition/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> The song was called the worst track on ''In Utero'' by Loudwire, who called it "the most skippable track on the record."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=2024-10-09 |title=The Best + Worst Song Off Every Nirvana Album |url=https://loudwire.com/best-worst-nirvana-song-every-album/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
According to the liner notes of ''[[In Utero]]''.<ref name="linernotes" />{{Better source needed|date=June 2025}}

* [[Kurt Cobain]] – guitar, vocals
* [[Kurt Cobain]] – guitar, vocals
* [[Krist Novoselic]] – bass
* [[Krist Novoselic]] – bass

Latest revision as of 15:58, 28 June 2025

  • 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
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993
GenreGrunge
Length4:51
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)Steve Albini
In Utero track listing
12 tracks
  1. "Serve the Servants"
  2. "Scentless Apprentice"
  3. "Heart-Shaped Box"
  4. "Rape Me"
  5. "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle"
  6. "Dumb"
  7. "Very Ape"
  8. "Milk It"
  9. "Pennyroyal Tea"
  10. "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter"
  11. "tourette's"
  12. "All Apologies"

"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.

Background

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"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" was originally titled both "Nipe Month Media Blackout"[1] and "You Said a Mouthful".[2] The song was Kurt Cobain's response to a Vanity Fair article titled "Strange Love: The Story of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love".[1][3] The title of "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" references the success of Nirvana's second album Nevermind,[4] 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.[5]

Reception

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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"[6] The song was called the worst track on In Utero by Loudwire, who called it "the most skippable track on the record."[7]

Personnel

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Legacy

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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

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  1. ^ a b Cross 2001, p. 269.
  2. ^ Gaar 2006, p. 48.
  3. ^ "No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked". Rolling Stone Australia. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  4. ^ Azerrad 1994, p. 329.
  5. ^ Burlingame 2006, p. 96.
  6. ^ Diver, Mike (2013-09-18). "Nirvana - In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition)". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ^ Childers, Chad (2024-10-09). "The Best + Worst Song Off Every Nirvana Album". Loudwire. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  8. ^ Parisien, Roch. "Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense". Allmusic. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  9. ^ * "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 16, 1996. p. 82. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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