Tourette's (song)
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- The correct title of this article is tourette's (song). The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
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| Song by Nirvana | ||
| from the album In Utero | ||
| Released | September 21, 1993 | |
| Recorded | March 1993 at Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | |
| Genre | Grunge, Hardcore punk | |
| Length | 1:35 | |
| Label | David Geffen Company | |
| Writer(s) | Kurt Cobain | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Albini | |
| In Utero track listing | ||
| Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (10) |
"tourette's" (11) |
All Apologies (12) |
"tourette's" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the eleventh song on their 1993 album, In Utero. The title is characteristically spelled with a lowercase T.
[edit] History
Although "tourette's" was not released until late 1993 on the In Utero album, it was actually written by Kurt Cobain in early 1992. It was debuted live by the band on August 30, 1992 at the Reading Festival in Reading, England. This version of the song appears on the band's 1996 live compilation album, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, and was introduced by Kurt Cobain by its then title, "The Eagle Has Landed."
"tourette's" was first recorded in the studio in October 1992, by Jack Endino in Seattle, Washington. However, Cobain never recorded vocals for this version. The song was later recorded for In Utero in February 1993 by Steve Albini in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
"tourette's" was rarely played in concert, likely because Cobain considered it to be a throwaway. "Yeah, that song didn't need to be written," he told Kerrang! in late 1993. It was performed for the last time on July 23, 1993 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.
[edit] Meaning
The song takes its name from Tourette syndrome (TS), a neurological condition of unvoluntary motor and vocal tics. These tics rarely include the spontaneous and involuntary utterance of inappropriate or socially taboo phrases, known as coprolalia. The lyrics reflect this spontaneous outpouring of words; in fact, Cobain sang the song differently every time it was performed.
This song was covered by thrash punk band Das Oath on their 2006 split with Ampere
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