Plateau (song)
| "Plateau" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Meat Puppets | |
| from the album Meat Puppets II | |
| Released | November 1, 1984 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Label | SST Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Curt Kirkwood |
| "Plateau" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Nirvana | |
| from the album MTV Unplugged in New York | |
| Released | November 1, 1994 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 3:37 |
| Label | DGC |
| Songwriter(s) | Curt Kirkwood |
| Producer(s) | Alex Coletti, Scott Litt, Nirvana |
| MTV Unplugged in New York track listing | |
13 tracks | |
"Plateau" is a song written by alternative rock band the Meat Puppets, which first appeared on their 1984 album Meat Puppets II.[1]
The song was popularized when the Meat Puppets performed it with the grunge band Nirvana during their famous 1993 MTV Unplugged appearance.[2] This version appears on Nirvana's 1994 album MTV Unplugged in New York.[3]
UK rapper Plan B named his debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, taken from a lyric in this song, and sampled the Nirvana collaboration on his 2007 mixtape Paint It Blacker.
Cover versions include a 2019 release by Eggs in the Morning using synthesizers.
References
- ^ "Exclusive Book Excerpt: 'Too High to Die: Meet the Meat Puppets'". Rolling Stone. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Nirvana's 'MTV Unplugged' 20 Years Later: Meat Puppets' Curt Kirkwood Looks Back". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ Strauss, Neil; Strauss, Neil (1994-11-17). "Q&A: Meat Puppets". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
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