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Album Bleach
About a Girl by Nirvana
Release Date
Performed by
NirvanaProduced by
Jack EndinoWrited by
Kurt CobainAbout
According to Chad Channing, Nirvana’s drummer around the time of Bleach, Cobain didn’t have a title for the song when he first brought it into the studio. When asked what it was about, Cobain replied, “It’s about a girl.”
The girl in question was Tracy Marander, Cobain’s then-girlfriend, with whom...
About a Girl Lyrics
[Spoken Intro]
[Verse 1]
I need an easy friend
I do, with an ear to lend
I do think you fit this shoe
I do, but you have a clue
[Chorus]
I'll take advantage while
You hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night
Free (I do)
[Verse 2]
(I do) I'm standin' in your line
I do hope you have the time
I do pick a number too
I do keep a date with you
[Chorus]
I'll take advantage while
You hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night
Free
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 1]
(I do) I need an easy friend
I do, with an ear to lend
I do think you fit this shoe
I do, but you have a clue
[Chorus]
I'll take advantage while
You hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night
No, I can't see you every night
Free
[Outro]
I do
I do
I do
I do
About a Girl Q&A
Who wrote About a Girl's ?
About a Girl was written by Kurt Cobain.
Who produced About a Girl's ?
About a Girl was produced by Jack Endino.
When did Nirvana release About a Girl?
Nirvana released About a Girl on Thu Jun 15 1989.
What did Nirvana say about "About a Girl"?
Kurt said in a 1993 interview:
Even to put ‘About a Girl’ on Bleach was a risk. I was heavily into pop, I really liked R.E.M., and I was into all kinds of old ‘60s stuff. But there was a lot of pressure within that social scene, the underground — like the kind of thing you get in high school. And t...
What has the media said about the song?
IGN described the song in 2009, saying:
Apparently inspired by Cobain listening to early Beatles prior to writing it, ‘About a Girl’ is a perfect pop gem from any era. A hard-edged version was first released on Bleach, but it was the sinewy, live, acoustic version recorded for 1994’s MTV Unplugged...