The music video for "In Bloom" won Best Alternative Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1993.
In 2011 Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song number 415 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
Written by frontman Kurt Cobain, the song addresses people outside the underground music community who did not understand the band's message.
The song charted at number five on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
The single peaked at number 28 on the British singles chart.