In 2015, Rolling Stone put the song at number 44 on a ranked list of 102 Nirvana songs, calling it "a lurching piece of infectious sludge-pop." Ĭobain himself was dismissive of the song, calling it "boring" and saying that the band "could write that song in our sleep". Gary Patterson compared the song to John Lennon 's " Yer Blues" as "an attempt to explain introspection". In Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses, R. The song's interlude features Cobain quoting a "Deep Thought" by American comedian Jack Handey. Gaar called it an "upbeat, friendly thrash-along" with "nonsense lyrics" whose title lacked a connection with its music. In The Rough Guide to Nirvana, Gillian G.
In an October 1993 interview with David Fricke of Rolling Stone, Cobain explained that he meant the title "as literally as a joke can be", calling it "funny" and claiming it was a reference to the public perception of him "as this pissy, complaining, freaked–out schizophrenic who wants to kill himself all the time." Composition and lyrics ĭespite the song's title, the lyrics of "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" contain no obvious reference to suicide. Cobain changed the album's title to Verse Chorus Verse, and then two weeks later to its final title of In Utero. According to Tom Mallon of Rolling Stone, Cobain abandoned the title due to fear that the dark humor of the title would be lost on some critics and fans, and after being convinced by Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic that the band might end up with lawsuits if Cobain stuck with the original title. I Hate Myself and Want to Die was also a working title for In Utero. The single was finally released in April 2014, as part of Record Store Day. The song was set to be released as a B-side to the " Pennyroyal Tea" single in April 1994, but the single was recalled following Cobain's death that month, possibly because of the song's title. The Beavis and Butt-head Experience compilation album has since been certified 2x Platinum in the U.S.
The band was given $60,000 by their record label, Geffen Records, for the song. It featured an introduction by Mike Judge, voicing the titular characters, as well as commentary at the end, with the characters declaring that the song "kicked ass" and "ruled". The song instead appeared as the opening track on the compilation album The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience, released in November 1993. It missed inclusion on In Utero, which was released in September 1993, with Cobain later explaining that there were too many "noise" songs on the album. Originally titled "2 Bass Kid", the song was represented by a fish symbol on the tape box for the album.
The second and final studio version was recorded by Steve Albini at Pachyderm Studios on February 15, 1993, during the recording session for the band's third and final album, In Utero. The first is a demo recorded in January 1993 by Craig Montgomery at BMG Ariola Ltda in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" was never performed live, and is survived by only two known versions, both recorded in the studio.
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