“Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a song by American rock band Nirvana, and the opening track and lead single from the band’s 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind. Written by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and produced by Butch Vig, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is commonly regarded as the song that brought alternative rock and grunge music to prominence worldwide, and served as an anthem for Generation X