The Man Who Sold The World - Live

About The Man Who Sold The World - Live

The Man Who Sold the World is a song written and originally recorded by David Bowie. A live rendition of the song was recorded by the American grunge band Nirvana in 1993 during their MTV Unplugged appearance. It was released on the band's MTV Unplugged in New York album the following year. They regularly covered the song during live sets after their memorable acoustic performance up until lead singer Kurt Cobain's death in 1994. The song was released .

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About this song

Credited to

Nirvana

Album

MTV Unplugged In New York · Track 4 of 14

Released

November 1, 1994

Duration

4:21

Ranking

#8 most played Nirvana track on Foxsoundi

Top countries on Foxsoundi

United States (96 %), Indonesia (2 %), Thailand (1 %)

Playlists

In 3 public playlists: The Amalgamation , Daily Mix, My Playlist #7

On Last.fm

754,089 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: MTV Unplugged In New York