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“Something in the Way” is the twelfth and final song on Nirvana’s major label debut, Nevermind—not including its hidden track, “Endless, Nameless.” While many fans believed that the lyrics were auto-biographical, concerning a stint of vagrancy in Kurt Cobain’s life, this common misconception has been refuted by several sources. According to Michael Azerrad’s September 1993 biography, Come As You Are, Cobain said the concept was supposed to be:
"…like if I was living under the bridge and I was dying of A.I.D.S., if I was sick and I couldn’t move and I was a total street person. That was kind of the fantasy of it."
Nonetheless, historians seem to agree that it was the Young Street Bridge which inspired this haunting composition, as Kurt would often hang out nearby and fish along the famous Wishkah River when he was a teenager. This location has become a sort of memorial for Nirvana fans and is commonly decorated with tributes to the late singer.
During the week ending March 26, 2022, “Something in the Way” debuted at #46 on the Hot 100 — over 30 years after its release. The song rose in popularity after appearing in the 2022 film The Batman.
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