▁Un pl ug ged ▁performance . ▁However , ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁compiling ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁too ▁em otion ally ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁surv iving ▁band ▁members , ▁so ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁cancel led ▁a ▁week ▁after ▁the ▁announ cement . ▁Instead , ▁Nov os el ic ▁and ▁Gro hl ▁opt ed ▁to ▁release ▁just ▁the ▁Un pl ug ged ▁performance . ▁Scott ▁L itt , ▁who ▁had ▁produced ▁the ▁performance , ▁returned ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁record . ▁The ▁performance ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁MTV ▁Un pl ug ged ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁It ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁sold ▁ 3 1 0 , 5 0 0 ▁copies , ▁the ▁highest ▁first - week ▁sales ▁of ▁N ir v ana ' s ▁career . ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁album ▁had ▁out s old ▁In ▁U tero ▁with ▁ 6 . 8 ▁million ▁copies ▁sold . ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Q ▁magazine ▁said ▁that ▁as ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁ensemble , ▁N ir v ana ▁sound ed ▁" most ▁moving , ▁possessed ▁of ▁a ▁ra gg ed ▁glory ". ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁found ▁the ▁record ▁" st ir ring ▁and ▁occasionally ▁brilliant " ▁with ▁" sp are ▁and ▁g orge ous ▁sp ots ▁everywhere ", ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁band ' s ▁chem istry