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"Territorial Pissings" is a song by grunge band Nirvana. It's the seventh song in their 1991 album Nevermind. Frontman Kurt Cobain wrote it.

The lyrics critizised masculism (therefore the title), which Cobain hated. The line "Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman" shows this. The introductory lines are taken from The Youngbloods' song 'Get Together', and are spoken by bassist Krist Novoselic. He introduced the song live in the same manner.

Nirvana usually played it at the end of their live set, finishing it up by destroying their instruments. A performance of the song in the "OK Hotel" in Seattle was included in the 2004 box set With the Lights Out. Among the most well-known performances of the song are the one appearing in the 'Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!' video, taken from the BBC program 'Tonight with Jonathan Ross' (they were supposed to play 'Lithium' instead) and the SNL appearance.