Been a Son

The Nirvana song called "Been a Son" has been released in five different versions. The first was as a B-side to the Blew EP released in 1989. This same version also appeared on the 2002 best-of album Nirvana. A live version has also been used as a B-side for the "Lithium" single in 1992. A re-recorded studio version appeared on the 1992 album Incesticide. Another live version is found on the band's live 1996 album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah. An acoustic version also appeared on the 2004 box set With the Lights Out.

The original version of "Been a Son" as recorded in 1989 contains a bass guitar solo. According to Steve Fisk, the producer who helped Nirvana record the song, bass player Krist Novoselic did not like the sound of the bass solo. This could be why the song was later re-recorded with a guitar solo instead. Fisk also said of Nirvana and the recording session: "They really liked the studio's monitors because they were so huge-sounding. When 'Been a Son' was done, Kurt and Krist asked, 'Can we dance on the tables?' They jumped on one table and I jumped on another, and as we listened to the song, we rocked."