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Other versions

In addition to appearing on Nevermind:

• The original Sub Pop recording from 1990 was released as music video on MTV, but not released otherwise as Nirvana signed up with Geffen and made a new recording of the song for the forthcoming album Nevermind.
• A live version from 1991 appears on the DVD Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! released in 1994.
• A live version of the song from 1989 appears on the live album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah released in 1996.
• A rough mix of the song from 1991 appears on the boxset With the Lights Out released in 2004.
• A studio demo from 1990 produced by Butch Vig was released on a promotional radio disc for With the Lights Out in 2004.

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Covers

• American Mathcore band Ed Gein covered the song on their 2005 release Judas Goats & Dieseleaters.
• American metal band Dog Fashion Disco covered the song and released it on The City Is Alive Tonight...Live in Baltimore
• The UK rock band Feeder, has covered the song to close some of their live sets but have not released any recording of it.
• American Metal band Otep has recently covered the song in live shows and is on the track list for their upcoming album 'The Ascension'.
• UK rock band Bromheads Jacket covered the song at the London Calling event at Paradiso on 25th November 2006. They played it as it was exactly the 15 year anniversary of Nirvana playing on the same stage.^[1]
• When Jim Carrey went on Late Night with Conan O'Brien to promote his movie The Number 23, the Max Weinberg 7 played "Breed" and Carrey sang along to it.
• Professional wrestler, The Tazmaniac used an instrumental version of the song as his entrance music in the now defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion.
• Steve Earle covered the song and released on a B-sides album Side Tracks.
• Otep covered the song for their album the_Ascension and recently released a video for it, which was directed by P.R. Brown.
• Seether occasionally covers the song on tour.

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References

1. ^ LiveNirvana Tour History