Heart‐Shaped Box (Scott Litt mix on In Utero)

~ Recording by Nirvana

Annotation

The In Utero version was recorded & mixed in February 1993 by Steve Albini in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Prior to the album's release, the track was remixed by Scott Litt. The original Steve Albini mix does appear on some compilations and In Utero releases as a bonus track.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
  • 1993-08-23 GB
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
  • 1993-08-30 DE
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
  • 1993-09-16 JP
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993-09-21 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero (Universal M & L)
  • 1993-09-21 GB
  • 1993-09 XE
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (clean version)
  • 1993-09-21 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993-09-21 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993-09-21 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993-09-21 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993-09-21 CA
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero (MPO)
  • 1993-09-21 GB
  • 1993 XE
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993-09-22 JP
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993-09-22 JP
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:43NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:43NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
1.1Heart-Shaped Box4:39NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1993 -
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:40NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaIn Utero (special limited edition, clear vinyl)
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
5.1Heart Shaped Box4:39NirvanaSingles
  • 1995-12 XE
5.1Heart Shaped Box4:41NirvanaSingles
  • 1995-12 AU
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1996-10-23 JP
1.14Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaSingles
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero
  • 1997-01 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero
1.9Heart‐shaped Box4:39NirvanaNirvana (international version)
  • 2002-10-18 MX
1.9Heart Shaped Box4:42NirvanaGreatest Hits
  • 2002-10-23 XW
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
  • 2002-10-28 GB
  • 2002-10-29 -
  • 2002 FR
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana (transparent ring on CD, "Made in the EU" on last page of booklet, MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L)
  • 2002-10-28 XE
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
  • 2002-10-29 US
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
  • 2002-10-29 CA
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
  • 2002-11-02 JP
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
2.1Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaNirvana
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
  • 2003-01-07 AU
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn Utero
1.9Heart Shaped Box4:45NirvanaNirvana
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
  • 2006-01-25 JP
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana (limited edition)
  • 2008-11-27 JP
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (limited edition)
  • 2008-12-03 JP
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn Utero (Back to Black)
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:40NirvanaIn Utero (cream yellow vinyl)
1.6Heart-Shaped Box4:40NirvanaICON
  • 2010-08-31 US
1.6Heart-Shaped Box4:40NirvanaIcon
2.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42Nirvana2 for 1: Incesticide / In Utero
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (limited edition)
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary remaster)
  • 2013-07-30 XW
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition)
  • 2013-09-20 XE
  • 2013-09-23 GB
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition)
  • 2013-09-23 XE
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary Target exclusive)
  • 2013-09-24 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary super deluxe edition)
  • 2013-09-24 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero
  • 2013-09-24 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary deluxe edition)
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition)
  • 2013-09-24 CA
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary remaster)
  • 2013-09-24 XW
1.3Heart‐shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary super deluxe)
  • 2013-09-24 -
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (super deluxe) (20th anniversary)
  • 2013-09 XW
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box (album version)4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary super deluxe edition, 24‐bit / 96 kHz)
  • 2013-10-02 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition super deluxe boxset)
  • 2013-10-09 JP
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero
  • 2013-10 US
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th Anniversary)
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (manufactured by optimal media GmbH)
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (deluxe edition) (20th Anniversary)
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (super deluxe) (20th anniversary)
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana
  • 2015-08-28 XE
1.9Heart Shaped Box4:42NirvanaGreatest Hits
  • 2015-11-13 XE
2.2Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaNirvana (Reissue)
  • 2015-11-13 XE
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaNirvana
  • 2015-11-13 XE
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaNirvana
  • 2018-07-18 XW
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (30th anniversary super deluxe edition)
  • 2023-10-25 XW
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (30th anniversary super deluxe edition)
  • 2023-10-25 XW
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (30th anniversary edition)
  • 2023-10-25 XE
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (30th anniversary super deluxe)
  • 2023-10-27 XW
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaBest of the Best
Promotion
1.4Heart-Shaped Box4:44NirvanaHitDisc 010A
  • 1993-09-17 US
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box (LP Version)4:39NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaHeart‐Shaped Box
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaIn Utero
Bootleg
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn Utero (red transparent)
6.7Heart Shaped Box4:40NirvanaHeart-Shaped Box
1.6Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaThe Very Best
2.8Heart-Shaped Box4:43NirvanaForever Gold
2.8Heart-Shaped Box4:43NirvanaThe Legends of the XXth Century
1.9Heart Shaped Box4:45NirvanaChinese Box Set
1.6Heart-Shaped Box?:??NirvanaGolden Collection
  • 2006-06-01 RU
1.5Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaGreatest Hits
1.11Heart-Shaped Box4:44NirvanaGold
(unknown)
1.11Heart-Shaped Box?:??NirvanaSingles Box
  • 1998-06-30 -

Relationships

recording engineer:Steve Albini (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
associate engineer:Adam Kasper
engineer:Steve Albini
additional mixer:Scott Litt
bass guitar:Krist Novoselic (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
drums (drum set):Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:Kurt Cobain (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
vocals:Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Geffen Records, Inc. (in 1993)
recorded at:Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
mash-ups:Heart‐Shaped Watermelon (Harry Styles vs. Nirvana) by ah!
Heart‐Shaped Watermelon (Harry Styles vs. Nirvana) by ah!
part of:Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 76) (order: 76)
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 100) (order: 100)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/144IMbY4x1EeUnjYr2uDcB [info]
stream video for free:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8 [info]
recording of:Heart‐Shaped Box (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)

Related works

Heart‐Shaped Box

lyricist and composer:Kurt Cobain
publisher:EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc.
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