"
Heart-Shaped Box" is a song by American
rock band
Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist
Kurt Cobain. The song was released as the first
single from the group's third and final
studio album,
In Utero, in 1993. It was one of two songs from the album mixed by
Scott Litt in order to augment the original production by producer
Steve Albini. While Nirvana's label
DGC Records did not release a physical single for sale in the United States, "Heart-Shaped Box" received much American radio airplay, reaching number one on the
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The international release of the single reached number five on the
UK Singles Chart. The song's music video, directed by
Anton Corbijn, garnered critical plaudits, and won two awards, including Best Alternative Video at the
MTV Video Music Awards in 1994.