Heart-Shaped Box

"Heart-Shaped Box" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was written by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It was released on August 23, 1993 as the first single from their third studio album In Utero.

"Heart-Shaped Box"
Single by Nirvana
from the album In Utero
B-side	"Marigold" "Milk It" "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip"
Released	August 30, 1993
Recorded	February 1993
Studio	Pachyderm, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre	Grunge[1]
Length	4:39
Label	DGC
Songwriter(s)	Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)	Steve Albini
Nirvana singles chronology
"Puss / Oh, the Guilt" (1993) "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993) "All Apologies" / "Rape Me" (1993)
Music video
"Heart-Shaped Box" on YouTube

Cobain's wife Courtney Love thought the song was about her, although it was actually written about children with cancer.^[2]