3rd track on Nirvana's third & final album, In Utero (1993)
The album was released in September 1993 and the song was released in August, so the single was not released in the U.S. to avoid competition with album sales.
"Heart-Shaped Box" garnered significant American airplay.
No. 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
Top 10 in such countries as Portugal, the UK, Ireland, Finland, and New Zealand
Top 40 worldwide
Conflicting theories behind the lyrics -
Kurt Cobain's devastation with terminally ill children
Kurt Cobain's relationship with wife, Courtney Love
(Kurt was instant on the former. Love was considered most likely.)
"Heart-Shaped Box" was the final song to be performed live, on March 1, 1994 in Munich, Germany. "Heart-Shaped Box" was the last song to accompany a music video. "Heart-Shaped Box" was the last before Kurt Cobain's suicide in April 1994.
The music video won two MTV Video Music Awards at the 1994 ceremony.
"Heart-Shaped Box" Certifications -
Gold in Brazil, Italy, & Spain
Platinum in the UK
2x Platinum in New Zealand
3x Platinum in Australia & the U.S.
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