All in all is all we are "[4] In 1993, Cobain said songs such as "All Apologies" and "Dumb" represented "the lighter, more dynamic" sound that he wished had been more prominent on previous Nirvana albums. In the sun An acoustic fan favorite, “All Apologies” has Kurt Cobain “apologizing” for how he behaves, in a way he summarized as “Peaceful, happy, comfort”. In the sun It was sort of a crude light sound that suited the band. In a February 1994 review of the song, Billboard wrote that "stripped to its basic elements, the song stands quite tall, and Kurt Cobain's rough-hewn vocal has many more shades and colors to enjoy. [12] The only instruction Cobain gave the single's art director, Robert Fisher, regarding the packaging was that he wanted "something with seahorses". In 2005, drummer Dave Grohl recalled that the song was "something that Kurt wrote on [a] 4-track in our apartment in Olympia. [31] When asked in a 1993 MTV interview about the use of this version as the song's music video, Cobain revealed, "I don't think ["All Apologies"] was the best performance off the Unplugged thing," and said that he believed the band had "played that song a lot better before," but admitted he had been too busy with touring to come up with a music video for the studio version.[32]. All in all is all we are Everyone is gay All in all is all we are [31], MTV began airing the MTV Unplugged version of "All Apologies" as a music video shortly after the concert was taped, which coincided with the release of the song as the second single from In Utero in December 1993. I wish I was like you, easily amused "All Apologies" Official music video (Live at MTV Unplugged), Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle, Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, BMI Award for most played song on college radio, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, "Kurt Cobain, The Rolling Stone Interview: Success Doesn't Suck", "123: High Spirits – 10 Greatest Nirvana Songs Ever", #99 in Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born, The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (1–500), "No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked", "Listen to this new baby friendly version of Nirvana's 'All Apologies, "Lullaby version of a Nirvana song airs during the Super Bowl", Here's What Kurt Cobain Originally Wanted to Do for the 'All Apologies' Video, "Spin Reviews – Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York", "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart — Week Ending 20 Feb 1994", Ultratop.be – Nirvana – All Apologies / Rape Me", The Irish Charts – Search Results – All Apologies/Rape Me", "Archiwum Listy Przebojow – Trojki – Nrivana", "Nirvana Chart History (Alternative Airplay)", "Nirvana Chart History (Mainstream Rock)", "Rock Tracks - Songs Reaching Top 15 in 1994", "Alternative - Songs Reaching Top 15 in 1994", "The Hit List: 20 Great Nirvana Songs Picked by the Stars", Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989, Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana, Nirvana – A Classic Album Under Review – In Utero, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_Apologies&oldid=984731569, Billboard Alternative Songs number-one singles, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Singlechart usages for Billboardradiosongs, Singlechart usages for Billboardalternativesongs, Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Studio A, the Music Source, Seattle, Washington, Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Sony Music Studios, New York City, New York, This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 19:30.