Its video was also heavily rotated on MTV. The lead single ' Smells Like Teen Spirit' reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 and went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. By January 1992, it reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. Nevermind became an unexpected critical and commercial success, charting highly on charts across the world. Though the album is considered a cornerstone of the grunge genre, it is noted for its musical diversity, which includes acoustic ballads (' Polly' and ' Something in the Way') and punk-inspired hard rock ('Territorial Pissings' and 'Stay Away'). According to Cobain, the sound of the album was influenced by bands such as Pixies, R.E.M., the Smithereens, and the Melvins. Contrary to the popular hedonistic themes of drugs and sex at the time, writers have observed that Nevermind re-invigorated sensitivity to mainstream rock. Thematically, it includes anti-establishment views, anti-sexism, frustration, alienation, and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail. Written primarily by frontman Kurt Cobain, the album is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin in May and June 1991, and mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was Nirvana's first release on a major label and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl.

Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991, by DGC Records.

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