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The first release of Nirvana's "Sliver" single was on vinyl in the US in 1990 by their then record label, Sub Pop, with 3,000 copies pressed on black, marbled blue, or clear pink vinyl. The CD version of "Sliver" was released later in 1991 in the UK on the Tupelo record label.
The same recording was re-released on the compilation album Incesticide by DGC in December 1992, and a new music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, was released in May 1993.
Described as featuring some of Cobain's most straightforward lyrics, "Sliver" is a semi-autobiographical, first-person account of a child who is forced to spend a day at his grandparents' house, insists on being taken home, falls asleep, and finally wakes up in his "mother's arms." It was recorded shortly before the addition of the band's final drummer, Dave Grohl, and features drums by Dan Peters, of the Seattle rock band, Mudhoney.
Cobain saw the song as an important indicator of Nirvana's musical direction, as the band moved away from the heavier grunge sound of their 1989 debut album, Bleach, towards to more commercial music of their 1991 major label debut, Nevermind.
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