Lake of Fire (song)

"Lake of Fire"
Single by Meat Puppets
from the album Meat Puppets II and Too High to Die
Released March 12, 1994
Format promo single
Genre Cowpunk
Label London Records
Songwriter(s) Curt Kirkwood
Meat Puppets singles chronology
"Roof with a Hole"
(1994)		 "Lake of Fire"
(1994)		 "Scum"
(1995)

"Lake of Fire" is a song by the American alternative rock band the Meat Puppets.[1] It appears on their 1984 album Meat Puppets II and also appears as a hidden track on their 1994 album Too High to Die.

The Meat Puppets have played this song at most of their concerts, and even after the Meat Puppets, Curt Kirkwood has performed this song himself at most of his concerts.

Promo single

The fourth promotional release to boost the Too High to Die record. Released after they played on MTV Unplugged with Nirvana.

Track listing

(All songs by Curt Kirkwood unless otherwise noted)

  1. "Lake of Fire" (1994 version) – 3:12
  2. "Lake of Fire" (acoustic version) – 2:45
  3. "Lake of Fire" (live) – 2:56

Nirvana cover

"Lake of Fire"
Song by Nirvana
from the album MTV Unplugged in New York
Released November 1, 1994
Recorded November 18, 1993 at Sony Music Studios in New York City
Length 2:56
Label DGC Records
Songwriter(s) Curt Kirkwood
Producer(s) Alex Coletti, Scott Litt, Nirvana
MTV Unplugged in New York track listing
13 tracks
  1. "About a Girl"
  2. "Come as You Are"
  3. "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"
  4. "The Man Who Sold the World"
  5. "Pennyroyal Tea"
  6. "Dumb"
  7. "Polly"
  8. "On a Plain"
  9. "Something in the Way"
  10. "Plateau"
  11. "Oh, Me"
  12. "Lake of Fire"
  13. "All Apologies"
  14. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night"

Along with "Plateau" and "Oh, Me", the popular grunge band Nirvana performed "Lake of Fire" for their MTV Unplugged appearance in 1993 and were joined by the Kirkwood brothers. This version appears on Nirvana's 1994 live album, MTV Unplugged in New York and was released as a promotional single.[2]

Nirvana chart positions
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[3] 17
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 22

Other covers

  • In 2018, Eric Bachmann covered the song and released it as a single.[5] His cover was also featured in the 2018 film Tag.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Song Facts - Lake of Fire".
  2. ↑ Lake of Fire - Nirvana Collector's Discography. livenirvana.com. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 8516." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nirvana Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lake-of-fire-single/1397637460
  6. ↑ https://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/102553/Tag
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