History Music / InUtero

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' the sound is far less slick and the lyrics even more depressing.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Pennyroyal Tea", "All Apologies", "Dumb"...

* LongTitle: "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" and "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip".

-->'''"All Apologies"'''

# "Pennyroyal Tea (Alternate Mix)"
# "Heart-Shaped Box (Alternate Mix)"
# "All Apologies (Alternate Mix)"

** The image on the music singles of "Rape Me" and "All Apologies" shows a seahorse, an animal species known for the fact that the male gets pregnant and gives birth.

# "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" (7:28)

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Kurt screaming in "Scentless Apprentice" and “tourette's”.

* HiddenTrack: "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip".
* HollywoodTourettes: The track "tourette's" is Cobain just [[MetalScream screaming his head off]].
* IndecipherableLyrics: "tourette's". And don't bother looking at the lyric sheet on ''In Utero'' for help, it just says "Cufk, Tish, Sips".
** SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: Near the end you'll hear "cold heart!" after the incoherent babbling.

* SpokenWord: The voice-over in ''"tourette's"'' announces the track as "moderate rock".
* SoundtrackDissonance: The voice over in "tourette's" announces the track as "moderate rock", but it sure doesn't sound like it.

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->''All in all is all we are''

''In Utero'' is the third and final studio album recorded by American AlternativeRock band Music/{{Nirvana}. It was released through [[Creator/GeffenRecords DGC Records]] on September 13, 1993, seven months before the death of frontman Music/KurtCobain.

''In Utero'' is the third studio album recorded by American AlternativeRock band Music/{{Nirvana}}, and the last one released during frontman Music/KurtCobain's lifetime. It was released through [[Creator/GeffenRecords DGC Records]] on September 13, 1993.

Though some were annoyed -- and some reviewers even picked up on Cobain's efforts to resist his band going mainstream -- contemporary reviews for ''In Utero'' were largely positive. Even with DGC's low-key promotional tactics (for one, not commercially releasing any of the album's singles in America), the album was another instant best-seller; it hit #1 again on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and the Official Charts Company album chart in the United Kingdom, and went five-times Platinum in the US, and double-Platinum in the UK.

* FilkSong: "Scentless Apprentice" was based on the novel ''Literature/{{Perfume}}''.

* {{Corpsing}}: Kurt struggles to avoid laughing in "Milk It"'s final chorus.

* MinisculeRocking: At 1:35, "tourette's" is the shortest Nirvana song. However, it is also their heaviest song, considering the harsh noise influences and growled vocals. There's also "Very Ape" at 1:56.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Kurt screaming in "Scentless Apprentice".

* {{Mondegreen}}: In the chorus for "All Apologies", both "married" and "buried" are inflected in such a way that they can be confused as "air raid".

After Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994, largely presumed the result of a suicide three days earlier, touring for ''In Utero'' was cancelled alongside the American release of "Pennyroyal Tea", which only saw a German release and a UK promo handout before the recall.[[note]]The song was eventually released as a 7" in April 2014 for Record Store Day, and sold out a limited run of 6,000, placing it at #1 on the Singles Sales component of the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 3, 2014.[[/note]] The band would ultimately dissolve in the wake of Cobain's death, with drummer Dave Grohl starting forming Music/FooFighters later that year to work out his grief. As a thin silver lining, the news of his death did contribute to a 122% increase in the album's sales several days after.

After Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994, largely presumed the result of a suicide three days earlier, touring for ''In Utero'' was cancelled alongside the American release of the UK-only single "Pennyroyal Tea"[[note]]The song was eventually released in April 2014 as a vinyl single for a promotion, and sold out a limited run of 6,000, placing it at #1 on the Singles Sales component of the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 3, 2014.[[/note]], and the band would ultimately dissolve. As a thin silver lining, the news of his death did contribute to a 122% increase in the album's sales several days after.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Everything from 2 to 9 is covered here:
** 2: "Dumb"
** 3: "All Apologies"
** 4: "Heart-Shaped Box"
** 5: "Rape Me", "Pennyroyal Tea"
** 6: "Serve the Servants", "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle"
** 7: "Very Ape"
** 8: "Scentless Apprentice", "Milk It", "Radio Friendly Shifter Unit"
** 9: "tourette's"

* MinisculeRocking: At 1:35, "tourette's" is the shortest Nirvana song. However, it is also their heaviest song, considereing the harsh noise influences and growled vocals. There's also "Very Ape" at 1:56.

''Magazine/RollingStone'' listed it at #439 in their [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]] in 2003, lifting it to #435 in 2012, then #173 on their [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime2020 2020 list]].

It was the long-anticipated official follow-up to ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'', the album that launched them into the pop culture stratosphere. In many ways, it was a desperate attempt to return back to their abrasive roots after hitting it so big, encompassing a greater range of sounds and tones. In fact, their goal was to alienate the mainstream fans that they had inadvertently pulled into the {{grunge}} movement, such that they were convinced the album wouldn't sell a quarter of what ''Nevermind'' did.

What else should I be? All apologies\\
\\
In the sun\\
In the sun, I feel as one\\
In the sun, in the sun\\
Married\\
Buried''

''In Utero'' is the third studio album recorded by American AlternativeRock band Music/{{Nirvana}}; the last one released during lead singer Music/KurtCobain's lifetime. It was released through [[Creator/GeffenRecords DGC Records]] on September 13, 1993.

It was the long anticipated official follow-up to ''Music/{{Nevermind}}''. In many ways, it was a desperate attempt to return back to their AlternativeRock roots after hitting it so big with ''Nevermind''. In fact, their goal was to alienate the mainstream fans that they had inadvertently pulled into the {{grunge}} movement.

They failed.

Though some were annoyed--and some reviewers even picked up on Cobain's efforts to resist his band going mainstream--contemporary reviews were largely positive. David Frick of ''Magazine/RollingStone'' called it "a triumph of the will". Christopher John Farley of ''Time'' stated explicitly that, in spite of Cobain's efforts, "this potent new album may once again force the mainstream to go Nirvana".

It was another best-seller. It hit #1 again on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, and the Official Charts Company album chart in the United Kingdom. It would go five-times Platinum in the US, and double-Platinum in the UK.

Its promotion would grind to a screeching halt as the pressure of fame led to tragedy. Lead singer Kurt Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994, at his home in Seattle; it is believed he committed suicide three days earlier.

In retrospect, the warning signs were all over the place. The original intended title for ''In Utero'' was ''[[{{Foreshadowing}} I Hate Myself and I Want to Die]]''.

His death led to the dissolution of the band, the end of their touring, and the cancellation of the American release of the single "Pennyroyal Tea"; it was a promotional single in the UK. "Pennyroyal Tea" would be released in April 2014 as a vinyl single for a promotion, and sold out a limited run of 6,000, placing it at #1 on the Singles Sales component of the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 3, 2014.

!!'''Trope me, trope my my friend''':

* MinisculeRocking: At 1:35, "tourette's" is the shortest Nirvana song. However, it is also their heaviest song, considereing the harsh noise influences and growled vocals.