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All Apologies is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released as the second single (along with “Rape Me”) from the band’s third album, In Utero (1993). It was included on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, at number 455. “All Apologies” was the band’s third number one Modern Rock hit and reached number 32 in the UK.

“All Apologies” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song in 1995.

The earliest known studio version of the song was recorded on January 1, 1991 by Craig Montgomery in Seattle, Washington. The song’s lyrics and arrangement were refined several times over the next two years, with no two pre-In Utero live renditions sounding alike. The earliest versions of the song, including the 1991 studio version, even feature an additional verse and chorus.

The In Utero version was recorded in February 1993 by Steve Albini in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. It features Kera Schaley on cello. It was remixed, along with “Heart-Shaped Box” and later “Pennyroyal Tea,” by Scott Litt prior to the album’s release, with Cobain asserting that the vocals and bass sounded “mushy” in the unmastered Albini recording. As can be heard in the unmastered Albini recording, there are also many abrasive cello and guitar scratchings that would have destroyed the beauty of the song had the noises not been removed.

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idliketofly wrote:
Sunday evening

The speach before playing all apologies at Reading is the most sweet thing i've ever seen.

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rzkpira wrote:
Saturday afternoon

Now this is right....it`s All Apologies!

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taomaster99 wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Seriously, you don't know the difference between All Apologies and Smells like Teen Spirit!?!?!?!?!?!?!?????!!!!!

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c4t2007 wrote:
last week

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AJ902 wrote:
last month

Who would mistake All Apologies for Smells Like Teen Spirit?

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TeixeiraR wrote:
last month

This is Smells Like Teen's Spirit,not All Apologies.

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bradkarate wrote:
last month

not All Apologies...wow what idiot is responsible for this?[2] this is definitely Smells Like Teen Spirit not All Apologies. fail. [2]

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ElevatorCapacit wrote:
last month

not All Apologies...wow what idiot is responsible for this?

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caishcaish3 wrote:
last month

this is definitely Smells Like Teen Spirit not All Apologies. fail.

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VioletOne wrote:
last month

Oh God, where do I start! no other band like them. The greatest!

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smlpurple wrote:
last month

cool song

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sbros89 wrote:
last month

great song

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davidbowiegirl wrote:
last month

Great song <3

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NigelE8992 wrote:
last month

i cant listen to it as much as i want to, its too depressing :\

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TheSecondChild wrote:
last month

Bravo, Last.fm... Way to mislabel Nirvana's unwilling "grunge" rock anthem as one of their more quiet, contemplative songs. Ah, well. I still love Nirvana, so I'm glad this one popped up.

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Restivo82 wrote:
last month

I'm hearing the same on mine, it must be tagged wrong.

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thesilverkiss wrote:
last month

this is weird... it says it's All Apologies, but all I'm hearing is Smells Like Teen Spirit... is it just my computer?

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leonacenteno wrote:
last month

Oh yeah!

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rhcp_foo wrote:
last month

Oh, wow. This is annoying....All Apologies is like the polar opposite of Smells. Weird.

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GucciPiggy90 wrote:
last month

Please note that shout is not a diss to Nirvana. That's just what I hear when I listen to this.

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