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key confidence low · relative Ab major · tempo confidence medium · half-time 58.3 · low end 35% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate
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Lineage
- Sampled byCacola, Thornssource
- Sampled byCacola, Thornssource
- CoveredCarajosource
- Sampled byCherri V, Till the Sun Come Up (Donny Haffer Funky mix)source
- Sampled byCherri V, Till the Sun Come Up (main mix)source
- Sampled byCherri V, Till the Sun Come Up (T2 remix)source
- Sampled byCherri V, Till the Sun Come Up (Donny Haffer Funky mix)source
- Sampled byCherri V, Till the Sun Come Up (main mix)source
- Sampled byCherri V, Till the Sun Come Up (T2 remix)source
- Sampled byChoci & The Fruits of Fresh Funk, Guns of Nirvanasource
- Sampled byChoci & The Fruits of Fresh Funk, Guns of Nirvanasource
- Sampled byCredit to the Nation, Call It What You Wantsource
- Sampled byCredit to the Nation, Call It What You Want (remix)source
- Sampled byCredit to the Nation, Call It What You Wantsource
- Sampled byCredit to the Nation, Call It What You Want (remix)source
- Written byDave Grohlsource
- Sampled byDe Fanfaar, Dansen Op Nirvanasource
- Sampled byDe Fanfaar, Dansen Op Nirvanasource
- CoveredExecratesource
- Sampled byJay‐Z feat. Justin Timberlake, Holy Grailsource
- Sampled byJay‐Z feat. Justin Timberlake, Holy Grailsource
- Written byKrist Novoselicsource
- Written byKurt Cobainsource
- CoveredLocal Hsource
- CoveredMig Ayesasource
- Sampled byNeophyte, Guitar Mansource
- Sampled byNeophyte, Guitar Mansource
- CoveredPatti Smithsource
- CoveredPaul Ankasource
- CoveredPearl Jamsource
- CoveredPhishsource
- CoveredRed Hot Chili Pepperssource
- CoveredTake Thatsource
- CoveredThe Bad Plussource
- CoveredTori Amossource
- Remixed byWarp Brothers, Smells Like Teen Spirit (extended Voc 2 the Floor mix)source
- Remixed byWarp Brothers, Smells Like Teen Spirit (extended Voc 2 the Floor mix)source
- Sampled byWendy Milan, Kurt Killed the Basssource
- Sampled byWendy Milan, Kurt Killed the Basssource
Why it is here
- Billboard chart reporting dated August 30, 2026 documented "Smells Like Teen Spirit" hitting simultaneous new all-time peaks on both the Billboard Global 200 (No. 8) and Global Excl. U.S., decades after the song's 1991 release. source
- The climb was gradual rather than tied to a single event: three weeks earlier the same song had moved from No. 110 to No. 105 on Billboard's Global Excl. U.S. chart, and it had re-entered Billboard's Rock Streaming Songs chart for the week of June 20, 2026, its 138th week on that list. source
- The record's standing rests on its status as the lead single from Nevermind that carried grunge into the mainstream, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and selling over 13 million copies worldwide. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.