"You Know You're Right" was recorded January 30, 1994 at Robert Lang studios in Seattle just before Nirvana embarked on a European tour, which turned out to be their last. It was the last song the band recorded, as Kurt Cobain killed himself on April 5, 1994. The song wasn't released until eight years later when it was issued as a single and included on the Nirvana Greatest Hits album.
The group recorded this when they had some spare time one weekend. It was not intended for any specific album, so when Cobain died, it went unreleased.
Kurt wrote this song as a sarcastic reference to his wife Courtney Love, at a very turbulent time in their relationship (shortly before his suicide), the title and predominant lyric: "you know your right" and also "nothing really bothers her, she just wants to love herself", both refer to Kurt's frustration with Courtney.
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