Heart-Shaped Box

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"Heart-Shaped Box" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, released as the first single from their third album, In Utero, by DGC Records on August 30, 1993. It was written by the vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It was one of two songs on In Utero remixed by Scott Litt due to the Geffen executives' dissatisfaction with the mixing by the producer, Steve Albini. The Litt remix also featured additional vocal harmonies and guitar by Cobain, which were the only elements on the album's 12 main tracks not recorded during the original sessions with Albini in February 1993. Cobain explained that "Heart-Shaped Box" was written about children with terminal cancer. The song is generally also believed to be about his relationship with his wife, Courtney Love, of the American rock band Hole. To avoid competing with album sales, the single was not released in the United States, but received considerable American radio play, reaching number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The...

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