This Friday (05), marks 30 years since the death of Kurt Cobain leader of Nirvana . The singer became a symbol of rock in the 1990s and is still cited as an inspiration to contemporary musicians.
Due to the commemorative date, his name had a spike in searches this Friday, increasing by 79% search volume in relation to the last 7 days. It was also one of the most searched topics of the day on Google Trends .
In the ranking of the most searched songs when the term “Nirvana” is searched, they are from the album “Nevermind”, the band’s most famous. Looking at the last 12 months, in the week of October 1st to 7th, 2023, the maximum number of searches was recorded in the period. The reason was to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his successor album, “In Utero”.
Furthermore, between December 17, 2023 and January 6, 2024, searches were also at their highest, due to the lawsuit that the four-month-old baby who appears on the album cover filed, accusing them of child pornography.
Most searched songs
1st Smells Like Teen Spirit
The band's iconic song has dominated over the past 12 months when Nirvana is searched for on Google. Even though it was launched in 1991, well before YouTube was born, its official clip on the platform has 1.8 billion views since its publication in 2009.
The spikes in searches for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” didn’t just happen on today’s commemorative date. At various times over the last year the song has been researched, showing that it is still frequently listened to by fans.
2nd Come as You Are
From the same album as the first, the song had a video inspired by the album cover, the famous photo of the baby in the pool with the dollar bill. In it, the band plays while a large volume of water falls on top of them and distorted images of eyes and weapons are projected onto screens.
3rd Lithium
The third most searched song in the last 12 months, “Lithium”, is named after lithium carbonate, a medicine used for patients with bipolar disorder. Therefore, the lyrics seem to represent several changes in the rhythm of the song, varying between calmer and heavier passages.
4th Something in the Way
His fame came approximately three decades later, with the 2022 film “Batman”. The song is played in the film's trailer and the lines “the animals I trapped/they all became my pets” are related to the fight against crime. of Bruce Wayne, played in this version by Robert Pattinson.
5th Polly
Controversial, the song caused disagreements when released because its lyrics were inspired by a real case of kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old girl in 1987. The title refers to the real name of the victim of the crime and the lyrics narrate the point of view of the kidnapper.
Because it was a serious and heavy topic, at the time the band refused to play the song in music videos or television programs.
Difference by state
In Amapá, the state that concentrates the largest number of searches for the band's songs, the song “Sappy” appears as the third most searched, a song that does not appear in the country's general ranking.
Next, in the ranking of states with the highest number of searches for Nirvana on Google, are the Federal District, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
Source: CNN Brasil
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