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With the Lights Out
Nirvana
Released: 2004
With the Lights Out is a box set, containing three CDs and one DVD, of previously rare or unreleased material, including b-sides, demos, rough rehearsal recordings and live recordings, from the American rock band Nirvana. It was released in November 2004. The title was taken from the lyric, "With the lights out, it's less dangerous" from the band's 1991 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single. With the Lights Out set a record for single week sales of any box set, with 105,760 units sold. As of 2007, it has sold over 925,000 units in the United States alone, according to Nielson SoundScan. It has also been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track List
1Heartbreaker2:60
2Anorexorcist (radio performance, 1987)2:45
3White Lace and Strange (radio performance, 1987)2:09
4Help Me I'm Hungry (radio performance, 1987)2:42
5Mrs. Butterworth (rehearsal recording, 1988)4:05
6If You Must (demo, 1988)4:01
7Pen Cap Chew (demo, 1988)3:02
8Downer1:43
9Floyd the Barber2:33
10Raunchola / Moby Dick6:25
11Beans (solo acoustic, undated)1:33
12Don't Want It All (solo acoustic, undated)2:26
13Clean Up Before She Comes (solo acoustic, undated)3:13
14Polly (solo acoustic, 1988)2:30
15About a Girl (solo acoustic, 1988)2:45
16Blandest (demo, 1988)3:56
17Dive (demo, 1988)4:51
18They Hung Him on a Cross (demo, 1989)1:57
19Grey Goose (demo, 1989)4:36
20Ain't It a Shame (demo, 1989)2:02
21Token Eastern Song (demo, 1989)3:21
22Even in His Youth (demo, 1989)3:13
23Polly (demo, 1989)2:37
1Opinion (solo acoustic, 1990)1:34
2Lithium (solo acoustic, 1990)1:49
3Been a Son (solo acoustic, 1990)1:13
4Sliver (solo acoustic, 1989)2:10
5Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (solo acoustic, 1989)2:32
6Pay to Play (demo, 1990)3:29
7Here She Comes Now (demo, 1990)5:02
8Drain You (demo, 1990)2:38
9Aneurysm (demo, 1990)4:48
10Smells Like Teen Spirit (rehearsal demo, 1991)5:41
11Breed (Rough mix, 1991)3:08
12Verse Chorus Verse (outtake, 1991)3:18
13Old Age (outtake, 1991)4:20
14Endless, Nameless (radio appearance, 1991)8:48
15Dumb (radio appearance, 1991)2:35
16D-7 (radio appearance, 1990)3:47
17Oh, the Guilt (B-side, 1992)3:26
18Curmudgeon (B-side, 1992)3:04
19Return of the Rat (Outtake, 1992)3:09
20Smells Like Teen Spirit (Butch Vig mix)4:59
1Rape Me (solo acoustic, 1992)3:23
2Rape Me (demo, 1992)3:02
3Scentless Apprentice (rehearsal demo, 1992)9:33
4Heart-Shaped Box (demo, 1993)5:32
5I Hate Myself and I Want to Die (B-side, 1993)4:03
6Milk It (demo, 1993)4:35
7Moist Vagina (demo, 1993)1:57
8Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip (B-side, 1993)7:34
9The Other Improv (demo, 1993)6:24
10Serve the Servants (solo acoustic, 1993)1:36
11Very Ape (solo acoustic, 1993)1:53
12Pennyroyal Tea (solo acoustic, 1993)3:30
13Marigold2:34
14Sappy (B-side, 1993)3:27
15Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (rehearsal demo, 1994)3:58
16Do Re Mi (solo acoustic, 1994)4:25
17You Know You're Right (solo acoustic, 1994)2:31
18All Apologies (solo acoustic, undated)3:33
1Love Buzz2:33
2Scoff0:28
3About a Girl3:05
4Big Long Now4:21
5Immigrant Song1:57
6Spank Thru3:03
7Hairspray Queen3:38
8School2:54
9Mr. Moustache3:47
10Big Cheese3:15
11Sappy4:28
12In Bloom4:31
13School2:33
14Love Buzz3:41
15Pennyroyal Tea1:55
16Smells Like Teen Spirit6:17
17Territorial Pissings2:45
18Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam3:31
19Talk to Me3:33
20Seasons in the Sun3:22
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