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Nirvana

Heart‐Shaped Box

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Nirvana recorded “Heart‐Shaped Box”. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is credited as its writer. The earliest release on file is John Colianni’s, from 1995, along with Melanie's Breast’s. Also recorded by Evanescence (released 2003), Lana Del Rey (released 2012) and Dead Sara (released 2013), among 301 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Nirvana – Heart‐Shaped Box
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Cobain wrote this one, and it outlived the band in other hands: Lana Del Rey recorded it, and so did Evanescence and Ásgeir. Spin hers right after Nirvana's and listen for what the song keeps when someone else carries it.

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Credited writer: Kurt Cobain.

Earliest release on file: John Colianni, 1995, the same year as Melanie's Breast.

Other recordings on file · first release year

301 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 13, 2026.

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Kurt Cobain wrote Nirvana's "Heart‐Shaped Box," and the song kept traveling. Which artist later recorded it, alongside Evanescence, Dead Sara and Ásgeir?Lana Del Rey
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