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About This Track
“Come as You Are” is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. It is the third song on (and second single from) the band’s second album Nevermind (1991). It was the album’s second most successful single, and the band’s second American Top 40 hit in 1992. After its release as a single in March 1992, “Come as You Are” peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100; it was the band’s second and last American Top 40 hit. The single stayed on the chart for 18 weeks. The song also reached number three on the Billboard Mainstream and Modern Rock Tracks charts.
It was also one of the few new songs Nirvana recorded onto a rehearsal tape the group sent to producer Butch Vig prior to the recording of Nevermind in 1991. The group recorded the song with Vig during album sessions at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, in early 1991. “Come as You Are” was selected as the second single from the album; it was anticipated that the album’s first single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, would be a “base-building alternative cut”, while “Come as You Are” would be able to cross over into other radio formats. However, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” became a surprise hit and boosted the band’s popularity.
The song’s prominent line “And I swear that I don’t have a gun” has also been interpreted to mean that Cobain “had nothing to hide from anyone.” Cobain was known for writing using heavy metaphor in his lyrics, allowing fans to decide what the words meant to them.
It was also one of the few new songs Nirvana recorded onto a rehearsal tape the group sent to producer Butch Vig prior to the recording of Nevermind in 1991. The group recorded the song with Vig during album sessions at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, in early 1991. “Come as You Are” was selected as the second single from the album; it was anticipated that the album’s first single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, would be a “base-building alternative cut”, while “Come as You Are” would be able to cross over into other radio formats. However, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” became a surprise hit and boosted the band’s popularity.
The song’s prominent line “And I swear that I don’t have a gun” has also been interpreted to mean that Cobain “had nothing to hide from anyone.” Cobain was known for writing using heavy metaphor in his lyrics, allowing fans to decide what the words meant to them.
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Shouts
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Cadencee wrote:
Clássico,clássico e clássico!Fuck yeah!
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IColdEmbraceI wrote:
Fucking classy
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kurtnirvanakris wrote:
i love come as you are.Come as you are rocks n is one of my top favorite Nirvana songs.
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SmokedGhouda wrote:
Fuck I wish Courtney Love didn't murder Curt Cobaine
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ahammel wrote:
go to hell with "stolen riff". With all this years of music being made, do you think every riff or solo will probably be 100% different from the others? That's a little impossible dude
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surrendertoalex wrote:
The riff in Come As You Are sounds quite a lot like the riff from Eighties, in much the same way that the riff from Start sounds quite a lot like the riff from Taxman. I like both Come As You Are and Eighties, though I prefer Come As You Are. That preference is hardly deserving of an "I don't want to live on this planet anymore".
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keithhorner1 wrote:
Agree with Pipe8894....... this is not the version from my Nevermind
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Sienkievicz wrote:
"main riff stolen or not, Come as you are is a million times better then Eighties! " <- I don't want to live on this planet anymore... -.-
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nanasubways wrote:
main riff stolen or not, Come as you are is a million times better then Eighties!
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Pipe8894 wrote:
This song is best normal not in unplugged
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Javi450 wrote:
playing the drums to this song is just awesome
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mattnobhead wrote:
Brilliant unplugged version.
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Exome wrote:
still awesome
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Sienkievicz wrote:
Main riff is from Killing Joke - Eighties, of course.
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bhangraprincess wrote:
<3
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Ariues wrote:
the guitars in this song is bliss. the buddha heard this song when he reached nibbana.
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TSupporter wrote:
Fucking classic
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username382 wrote:
This live version is better than the original.
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galinalistens wrote:
I'm never going to get over this track, this is so beautiful. I adore the bass. I wish he wasn't gone. :(
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ChrisTeam wrote:
This song is on the most played tracks of all time on last.fm list: The Stairway List
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