Very Ape

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"Very Ape"
Song by Nirvana
from the album In Utero
Released	September 21, 1993
Recorded	March 1993 at Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre	Grunge rock
Length	1:55
Label	Geffen
Producer(s)	Steve Albini
In Utero track listing
Dumb (6)	"Very Ape" (7)	Milk It (8)

"Very Ape" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the seventh song on their 1993 album, In Utero. The lyrics of the song address several aspects of stereotypical machismo that lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter Kurt Cobain despised, which is evident in the topic's inclusion among many other of the band's songs, including "Territorial Pissings" from their second album Nevermind. A solo acoustic version of the song was featured on the 3rd disc of the 2004 Nirvana box set With the Lights Out.

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Rock/rave group The Prodigy directly based a guitar part on the main guitar riff of "Very Ape" in their song "Voodoo People", which appeared on the album Music for the Jilted Generation. The reperformed guitar sample is credited to "Lance Riddler".

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Albums: Bleach | Nevermind | In Utero | MTV Unplugged in New York | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah

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