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About About a Girl by Nirvana
About a Girl is credited to Nirvana on Bleach (Deluxe Edition). This catalogue edition runs 2:48 and lists the song as track 3 of 25. The linked edition is dated 1989-06-15.
Catalogue artist credit: Nirvana.
Catalogue title: About a Girl. Genre: Alternative. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
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Selected video: About A Girl. Published by Nirvana - Topic. Video length: 2:47.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
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Nirvana
Start with the contrast between the quieter verses and louder sections of Smells Like Teen Spirit, then compare the repeating guitar figure in Come as You Are. About a Girl and All Apologies provide different melodic entry points; Breed and In Bloom bring the guitars back into focus.
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