From album
In Utero
Nirvana · 2013 · Track 12
Details
TonalidadD
Compás4/4
Tempo72 BPM
Duración23:58
CompositorKurt Cobain
ÁlbumIn Utero
Año2013
Credits
Music Kurt Cobain
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The story behind
The story behind All Apologies is fascinating, and understanding it gives you another perspective when playing it. Originally, Kurt Cobain conceived it in 1990, and the first studio recordings, made by Craig Montgomery in Seattle in January 1991, had a lighter, almost pop-folk feel. At that stage, Krist Novoselic accompanied Cobain with seventh chords, and a tambourine was added to Dave Grohl's percussion. However, the version we know today, the one that closes the album In Utero, was recorded by Steve Albini in February 1993 at Pachyderm Studios, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. It was in this session, when the song was provisionally titled La La La, that the distinctive touch of the cello was added. Kera Schaley, a friend of Albini's and a member of the band Doubt, was invited to experiment with the instrument. After an initial proposal for another song, Cobain encouraged her to improvise on All Apologies, and from those explorations emerged the cello line that ultimately remained on the recording.
This song was released as a single on December 6, 1993, sharing the spotlight with Rape Me. It was Nirvana's last single before Cobain's death in April 1994. Despite not having a physical release in the United States, All Apologies reached the top spot on the Modern Rock chart, becoming the band's third track to achieve this. It also featured on charts in the UK, France, and Ireland. In 1995, it received two nominations at the Grammy Awards and was recognized for its high rotation on American college radio. The version that became popular on MTV as a music video was a live take from the band's MTV Unplugged concert, recorded shortly before the single's release.
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