would have been Kurt Cobain's 50th birthday, in 2017 the Phonographic Performance Limited released a list of the twenty most-played Nirvana songs on TV and radio in the UK; "The Man Who Sold the World" ranked at number six. In 2013, an electric guitar version appeared on Nirvana's Live and Loud video album, which was also released digitally and on vinyl in 2019. Later the same year, a rehearsal performance for their MTV Unplugged set was released on the 25th anniversary digital and vinyl editions of the album, and had only previously been available on the DVD version that was released in 2007. On 4 January 2020, the surviving members of Nirvana again teamed up with Beck on vocals and St. Vincent on guitar to perform the song at a charity event for The Art of Elysium's annual Heaven gala. Track listings US and European promo CD "The Man Who Sold the World" (LP version) – 3:48 Italian jukebox 7" promo split with Aerosmith (limited to 500 copies) "The Man Who Sold the World" (Performed by Nirvana) "Walk on Water" (Performed by Aerosmith) Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Accolades Personnel Kurt Cobain – vocals, lead guitar Pat Smear – rhythm guitar Krist Novoselic – bass guitar Dave Grohl – drums Lori Goldston – cello References Sources External links 1970 songs 1974 singles David Bowie songs Lulu (singer) songs Nirvana (band) songs Songs written by David Bowie Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti