"Nirvana's most famous song is probably ""Smells Like Teen Spirit"". What is Teen Spirit?"
Smells Like Teen Spirit admired: Cobain came up with the song's title when his friend Kathleen Hanna, at the time the lead singer of the riot grrrl band Bikini Kill, wrote "Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit" on his wall. Hanna meant that Cobain smelled like the deodorant Teen Spirit, which his then-girlfriend Tobi Vail wore. Cobain said he was unaware of the deodorant until months after the single was released, and had interpreted it as a revolutionary slogan, as they had been discussing anarchism and punk rock. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was, along with "Come as You Are", one of several songs written following
Smells Like Teen Spirit Smells Like Teen Spirit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by American rock band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, "Nevermind" (1991), released on DGC Records. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was Nirvana's biggest hit, placing high on music industry charts around the world in 1991 and 1992. The unexpected success propelled "Nevermind" to the top of the charts at the start of 1992, an event often marked as the point where grunge entered the mainstream. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" received critical plaudits, including topping the "Village Voice" Pazz & Jop critics'