Plateau (song)

For the song by Sakanaction, see Adapt (Sakanaction album).
"Plateau"
Song by Meat Puppets
from the album Meat Puppets II
ReleasedNovember 1, 1984
Genre
Length2:22
LabelSST Records
Songwriter(s)Curt Kirkwood
"Plateau"
Song by Nirvana
from the album MTV Unplugged in New York
ReleasedNovember 1, 1994
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:37
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Curt Kirkwood
Producer(s)Alex Coletti, Scott Litt, Nirvana
MTV Unplugged in New York track listing
13 tracks
  1. "About a Girl"
  2. "Come as You Are"
  3. "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"
  4. "The Man Who Sold the World"
  5. "Pennyroyal Tea"
  6. "Dumb"
  7. "Polly"
  8. "On a Plain"
  9. "Something in the Way"
  10. "Plateau"
  11. "Oh, Me"
  12. "Lake of Fire"
  13. "All Apologies"
  14. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night"

"Plateau" is a song by alternative rock band the Meat Puppets, written by vocalist and guitarist, Curt Kirkwood. It appears on the band's second album, Meat Puppets II, released by SST Records in April 1984.[2]

The song was popularized when Curt and his brother, Meat Puppets vocalist and bassist Cris Kirkwood, performed it with American rock band Nirvana at their MTV Unplugged appearance in November 1993.

  1. ^ a b Chick, Stevie (2015). "Meat Puppets - "Plateau". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 545.
  2. ^ "Exclusive Book Excerpt: 'Too High to Die: Meet the Meat Puppets'". Rolling Stone. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-25.