Rape Me

"Rape Me"
Single by Nirvana
from the album In Utero
A-side	"All Apologies" (double A-side)
B-side	"Moist Vagina"
Released	6 December 1993
Recorded	February 1993
Studio	Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre	Grunge
Length	2:49
Label	DGC
Songwriter(s)	Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)	Steve Albini
Nirvana singles chronology
"Heart-Shaped Box" (1993) "All Apologies" / "Rape Me" (1993) "All Apologies (unplugged)" (1994)
Music video
"Rape Me" on YouTube

"Rape Me" is a song by the American grunge band, Nirvana. It was the second single from their last album, In Utero. But there was much controversy about the song, so the single was a double-A-side single. The other song was "All Apologies."

Controversy

There was much controversy about the title of the song. Although many people were shocked about it, Kurt Cobain, the writer of the song, said that the song is about a man who rapes a woman. He is sent to prison for it, and he is raped there. There was a music video that was planned to be made. It was going to be set in a women's prison. However, Nirvana needed a break from the controversy and did not make it.

Chart positions

Year	Single	Music Chart	Chart Position
1993	Rape Me	Hawaiian Island Charts	No. 3
1994	Rape Me	Slovakian Airplay Charts	No. 16
1993	All Apologies/Rape Me	Official French Singles Charts	No. 20
1993	All Apologies/Rape Me	Official New Zealand Singles Charts	No. 20
1993	All Apologies/Rape Me	Official Irish Singles Chart	No. 20
1993	All Apologies/Rape Me	Official UK Singles Charts	No. 32
1993	All Apologies/Rape Me	Official Australian Singles Charts	No. 58
1993	All Apologies/Rape Me	Brasil Hot 100	No. 94