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I don't have any rights for the song or any parts of it. It makes me sick.
"Aneurysm" was written in 1990, " and unlike the vast majority of Nirvana songs is credited to all band members, not just to Kurt.
The first studio version was recorded on January 1, 1991, at Music Source in Seattle. The session was recorded by the band's audio engineer Craig Montgomery, and was their first with Dave Grohl. This version of the song was released as a b-side on the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single in September 1991, along with "Even in His Youth," recorded at the same session. Both songs were re-released on the Australian and Japanese tour EP, "Hormoaning", in January 1992.
A second studio version of "Aneurysm" was recorded for the BBC at Maida Vale Studios in London, England. It appeared on the band's rarities compilation "Incesticide" in December 1992, along with versions of "Polly" and "Been a Son" from the same session. This one I use in the video. Of the four songs recorded during the session, the band worked on "Aneurysm" the longest. They used fade-ins and fade-outs on the backing vocals during the verses to give the recording an "unusual" vocal effect, as described by Gillian G. Gaar, and overall "lighter" feel than the Music Source version.
A live version of "Aneurysm" recorded on December 28, 1991, at Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California, appeared on the live compilation "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah", released in October 1996. It was released as the album's first promotional single.
"Aneurysm" was first performed live on November 25, 1990, at the Off Ramp Café in Seattle. Despite never being released on a "proper" studio album, "Aneurysm" was a regular part of the band's setlist in 1991 and 1992. Its final performance was on August 6, 1993, at the King Cat Theatre in Seattle.
The lyrics are inspired by Kurt's relationships with Tobi Vail, a riot grrrl activist and a member of Bikini Kill, who Kurt briefly dated in 1990.
Lyrics:
Come on over and do the twist, uh-huh
Overdo it and have a fit, uh-huh
Love you so much it makes me sick, uh-huh
Come on over and do the twist, uh-huh
Beat me outta me, beat it, beat it (x8)
Come on over and do the twist, uh-huh
Overdo it and have a fit, uh-huh
Love you so much it makes me sick, uh-huh
Come on over and shoot the shit, uh-huh
Beat me outta me, beat it, beat it (x8)
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart (x8)