Icon (Nirvana album)
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Greatest hits album by Nirvana | ||||
Released | August 31, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1994 | |||
Genre | Grunge | |||
Length | 41:21 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Geffen, UMɵ | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Icon is a compilation album from the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on August 31, 2010.
Contents
Overview
Icon is the band's second greatest hits collection. The album was part of the Icon series launched by Universal Music Enterprises, which featured greatest hits releases "from 30 major artists spanning rock, pop, R&B and country."[2]
The album features "You Know You're Right", first released on the band's 2002 greatest hits album, Nirvana, as well as the four singles from the band's 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind ("Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come as You Are", "Lithium", "In Bloom") and three singles from their 1993 follow-up album In Utero ("Heart-Shaped Box", "Pennyroyal Tea", "Rape Me"), plus one album track from In Utero ("Dumb"). The album also includes the single from the MTV Unplugged In New York album ("About a Girl") and the unplugged version of "All Apologies", which was a promotional single.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kurt Cobain unless otherwise noted..
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "You Know You're Right" | Nirvana | 3:37 | |
2. | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
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Nevermind | 5:02 |
3. | "Come As You Are" | Nevermind | 3:40 | |
4. | "Lithium" | Nevermind | 4:17 | |
5. | "In Bloom" | Nevermind | 4:15 | |
6. | "Heart-Shaped Box" | In Utero | 4:40 | |
7. | "Pennyroyal Tea" (Litt Remix) | In Utero | 3:36 | |
8. | "Rape Me" | In Utero | 2:50 | |
9. | "Dumb" | In Utero | 2:31 | |
10. | "About a Girl" | MTV Unplugged in New York | 3:08 | |
11. | "All Apologies" | MTV Unplugged in New York | 3:45 |
Personnel
- Kurt Cobain – guitar and vocals
- Krist Novoselic – bass guitar
- Dave Grohl – drums and backing vocals
- Pat Smear – guitar on unplugged tracks
- Lori Goldston – cello on "All Apologies"
- Kera Schaley - cello on "Dumb"
Charts and certifications
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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2010 | Greek Albums Chart[3] | 37 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Gold | 40,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
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