"School"
Song by Nirvana
from the album “Bleach”
Released	June 15, 1989
Recorded	1988-89 at Reciprocal Recordings in Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge
Length	2:42
Label	Sub Pop
Writer(s)	Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)	Jack Endino
“Bleach” track listing
About a Girl (3)	"School" (4)	Love Buzz (5)

"School" is a song by the grunge band Nirvana. It is the fourth song on their 1989 album, “Bleach”. The song was written by Kurt Cobain (credited as Kurdt Kobain). Cover of the Nirvana album Bleach. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which generally (exceptions would be scat songs) features words (lyrics). ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Bleach was the debut album by Nirvana, released in June 1989 through Sub Pop. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reciprocal Recordings was the name of a recording studio in the outskirts of Seattle, Washington that was founded in 1984 and was abandoned in the mid-1990s. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869  - Mayor Greg Nickels Area    - City  142. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Grunge music (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sub Pop logo Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and many other bands from the local scene. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Bleach was the debut album by Nirvana, released in June 1989 through Sub Pop. ... About A Girl is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana. ... Love Buzz was the first single released by Nirvana in 1988 on Sub Pop Records. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Bleach was the debut album by Nirvana, released in June 1989 through Sub Pop. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ...

The song was written about Sub Pop and the "Seattle Scene" at the time. According to Cobain, the song started out as a joke but turned out to be a really good song. The lyrics to the song consist of a mere 15 words. Sub Pop logo Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and many other bands from the local scene. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869  - Mayor Greg Nickels Area    - City  142. ...

One interesting point is that the main riff shares a striking resemblance to the one in Soundgarden's "Hunted Down" from their EP "Screaming Life" and that both songs are ticking in the same time, both at 2:42. Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Hunted Down was the first song on Soundgardens first EP, Screaming Life. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... Screaming Life is the debut EP by the grunge band Soundgarden, released in October 1987 on Sub Pop. ...

Other versions

As well as the original version on the “Bleach” album several other versions of "School" have been released:

A live version of the song appeard on the "Come as You Are" single. Another live version appeard on the From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah album released in 1996. Video footage of the same live version is included on the DVD version of Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! which was re-released on DVD in 2006. Come as You Are is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. ... From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live compilation album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ... front cover Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a VHS/Laserdisc home video released by the grunge band Nirvana on November 15, 1994. ...

A version from a 1988 rehearsal at bassist Krist Novoselic mother's house and a 1990 live version of "School" are on the With the Lights Out DVD. Krist Anthony Novoselic (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician best known as the bassist for Nirvana. ... With the Lights Out is a box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD, from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Covers

This song was covered by Fear Factory for their album Archetype. Fear Factory is an American death/industrial metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top 40, 100 and... Archetype (2004) is an album by Los Angeles death metal/industrial music band Fear Factory. ...

Accolades

• Ranked #13 in NME's "Top 20 Nirvana Songs" (2004)

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See also

• List of songs about school

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References

• Azerrad, Michael. Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, Doubleday, New York: 1993, ISBN 0-86369-746-1