Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip
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| "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Nirvana | |
| A-side | "Heart-Shaped Box" |
| Released | August 30, 1993 |
| Recorded | January 1993 |
| Genre | Grunge |
| Length | 7:28 |
| Label | DGC |
| Songwriter(s) | Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl |
| Producer(s) | Steve Albini |
"Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, Written by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl. It appeared as a hidden track on the European and Mexican versions of their third and final album, In Utero. It was also released as the B-side to the 12" US promo single Heart-Shaped Box and as a Promo Cassette in the Netherlands. It was then released in 2004 box set With the Lights Out and the 2013 re-issue of "In Utero".[1]
Origin and recording
"Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" has only two known versions, both recorded in the studio. The first is a demo recorded in January 1993 by Craig Montgomery at BMG Ariola Ltda in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]. The second version was recorded by Steve Albini at Pachyderm Studios on February 15, 1993, during the recording session for the band's final album, "In Utero".[3]
Cobain alternates between disconnected singing and spoken words sections, while Novoselic and Grohl play a steady background accompaniment, usually with accompanied by bursts of noisy guitar. Novoselic said that the music in the song was created by: "just fucking around."[4]
The song was originally titled "I'll Take You Down to the Pavement", which was a reference over an argument between Cobain and Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose at the MTV Video Music Awards in September of 1992, but was later renamed to "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip".[4]
It appeared as a hidden track on the European and Mexican versions of their third and final album, In Utero.[5] It begins 20 minutes as the hidden track after the song, "All Apologies". The versions of the album that includes the song have a sticker on the cover of that says "Exclusive International Bonus Track", on the back cover the song is referred to as "Devalued American Dollar Purchase Incentive Track".[6] According to Novoselic, he states, "They didn't want the United States version of the record competing with the European version. So the European version needed added value on it.[4]
Reception
In 2015, Rolling Stone placed "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" at number 71 on their No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked list.[7] In 2019, it was ranked at number 87 in the NME's Every Nirvana song ranked in order of greatness list, with Tom Howard declaring it a "stream-of-consciousness weirdness over a Krist and Dave jam".[8]
References
- ^ 'NirvanaDiscography'
- ^ https://www.livenirvana.com/sessions/home/november1617-1993.php
- ^ Garr, Gillian G. (2006). In Utero. United States: Continium. p. 56. ISBN 0-8264-1776-0.
- ^ a b c Gaar, Gillian G (2006). Nirvana's In Utero. United States: Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 26–27. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Heatly, Micheal (2011). Dave Grohl: Nothing to Lose (4th Edition). United States: Micheal Heatly. pp. none. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip". livenirvana.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Beinstock, Richard (8 April 2015). "No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Howard, Tom (April 5, 2019). "Every Nirvana song ranked in order of greatness — 70. Talk To Me (1991)". nme.com. NME. Retrieved March 25, 2020.