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“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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Nimaaaaa wrote:
Memoooorrrry aaaaah AND I SWEAR THAT I DONT HAVE A GUN! NO I DOT HAVE A GUNNNNN F#*kin love this song...
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Dunk_a_roos wrote:
Memory ah...
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xMissPepperx wrote:
this isn't "come as you are"! This is Lithium???!!!
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musicmatz13 wrote:
NIRVANA YEAH !! :D
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Ziggster101 wrote:
I'm so horny, but that's okay ,my will is good...
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EatMyProfil wrote:
I'm so happy. Cause today I found my friends. lithium. lithium. lithium !!!
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supersmashsteve wrote:
maybe you could, idk, buy the cd, then it'd always be come as you are.
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sourgrrrl wrote:
i'm not gonna crack
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ContagiousNic wrote:
It is now Come as you are! YEAH!!!!!
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suitcasedheart wrote:
Fantastica! E che voce!!
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hashbrown_jr wrote:
im not suppose to like it but i do....shhh dont tell anyone
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shermz1 wrote:
This is Lithium. What gives? I'm so angry! I specificllky did not want to hear Lithium. I wanted to hear come as you are. My masturbation session has been interrupted and ruined, and now I'm going to break something valuable. Ugh!
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Soltrini wrote:
Cool but this isn't come as you are! still cool though.
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perkinpea wrote:
idrinkperiods, you moron, this is 'lithium' and bares no resemblance to 'eighties' by killing joke. what a dweeb. did you maybe read somewhere that 'come as you are' is a bit similar to 'eighties' per chance?
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AK46 wrote:
NOBODY CARES. killing joke managed to screw up the song. who knows this band now? where are they now? who are they now? nirvana ripped them off, did not screw up and became immensely popular with the same song. the difference speaks for itself.
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Idrinkperiods wrote:
it's absoltuely amazing that none of you cunts actually know this is a complete rip off of 'eighties' by killing joke
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schticklet wrote:
We've all been commenting about how this song's mislabeled for months. You'd think the powers that be would've fixed it by now.
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LeonThomas95 wrote:
That isn't come as you are :D
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ChristianR95 wrote:
This Song Rocks !!! R.I.P Kurt !!! Rock Legend FOREVER ! GRUNGE FOREVEER Hey guys you wouldn't mind checking one of my songs out ? Search for Steel of The Stone
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michaelzxhc wrote:
So why is that my radio says come as you are, yet I am hearing Lithium? Not cool.
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