# Nirvana — Negative Creep

Nirvana’s Negative Creep (1989) is No. 6 in our Grunge ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1989
- **Label:** Sub Pop
- **On one list:** Grunge
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [Nirvana](https://waxonia.com/artist/nirvana/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/nirvana--negative-creep/

## What we say

### No. 6 in [Grunge](https://waxonia.com/genre/grunge/)

Bleach, recorded for six hundred dollars. Before the melodies took over, and a useful corrective to the idea that Nirvana were ever a pop group by accident.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Nirvana%20Negative%20Creep) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xUgI2h35Pcc)

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