'MTV Unplugged in New York' was the November 18, 1993 live album by grunge band Nirvana. Taped at Sony Music Studios in New York City, for the television series MTV Unplugged, the album features an acoustic performance over 14 tracks.
The setlist for the show was composed of mainly lesser-known material and cover versions of songs by The Vaselines, David Bowie, Meat Puppets (during which they were joined by two members of the group onstage), and Lead Belly.
'MTV Unplugged in New York' was the first Nirvana album released following the death of Kurt Cobain. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and has become the group's most successful posthumous release, having been certified 5x platinum in the United States by 1997.