Singles is a box set by the American rock band Nirvana, released in Europe in November 1995.
Content
The box set contains all six CD singles from the band's two Geffen Records-released studio albums, Nevermind, released in September 1991, and In Utero, released in September 1993. It includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come as You Are", "Lithium" and "In Bloom", released from 1991 to 1992 to promote Nevermind, and "Heart-Shaped Box" and the double A-side "All Apologies"/"Rape Me", released in 1993 to promote In Utero. after it appeared on the import release of the Singles box set as the B-side to the "Heart-Shaped Box" single. KROQ Music Director Lisa Worden, introduced “Marigold” to the radio waves after discovering the B-side on the single in the import box set. The song was then picked up by alternative radio stations in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. Despite the spontaneous success of the song, Geffen Records and the song writer, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, refused to capitalize on it and made it known that copies of the song would not be sent out to radio stations to promote airplay.
Nirvana
- Kurt Cobain – vocals, guitar
- Krist Novoselic – bass
- Dave Grohl – drums, backing vocals; lead vocals and guitar on "Marigold"
Additional musician
- Kera Schaley – cello on "All Apologies"
Production
- Butch Vig – production and engineering on "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come As You Are", "Endless, Nameless", "In Bloom" and "Lithium"
- Nirvana – production and engineering on "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come As You Are", "Endless, Nameless", "In Bloom", "Lithium" and "Crumudgeon"
- Craig Montgomery – production and engineering on "Even In His Youth" and "Aneurysm"
- Andy Wallace – production and engineering on "School", "Drain You", "Sliver", "Polly" and "Been A Son"; mixing on "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Even In His Youth", "Aneurysm", "Come As You Are", "Endless, Nameless", "School", "Drain You", "In Bloom", "Sliver", "Polly", "Lithium" and "Been A Son"
- Barrett Jones – production and engineering on "Crumudgeon"
- Steve Albini – recording on "Heart-Shaped Box", "Milk It", "Marigold", "All Apologies", "Rape Me" and "Moist Vagina"
- Scott Litt – additional mixing on "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies"
Artwork
- Kurt Cobain – photography on "Lithium" and "Heart-Shaped Box" CDs, art direction on "Heart-Shaped Box" CD
- Greg Strata – design on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" CD
- Robert Fisher – art direction on "Come As You Are" and "Heart-Shaped Box" CDs, design on "In Bloom", "Lithium", "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies" CDs, layout on "Heart-Shaped Box" CD
- David Skernick – cover photo on "In Bloom" CD
- Charles Peterson – back photography on "Heart-Shaped Box" CD
Chart performance
Despite being a box set of six separate CD singles the release was eligible to chart on the Danish Singles Chart, remaining in the Top 20 for 11 weeks and peaking at number 5. The release was also eligible to chart on the French Singles Chart, remaining on the chart for 8 weeks and peaking at number 17. The release peaked at number 15 on the Australian Kent Music album chart and remained on the chart for a total of twelve weeks.
Charts
Singles was eligible to chart on the singles chart in Denmark and France, and on the albums chart in the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Singles charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (1995–1996)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"|Denmark (Tracklisten)
| style="text-align:center;"|5
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! scope="row"| European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)
| style="text-align:center;"| 55
|-
|}
Album charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report)
| style="text-align:center;"|101
|-
|}