What was the title of Nirvana’s first commercially released single?

“Love Buzz” was Nirvana’s first commercially released single.

The song appeared on Sub Pop’s Singles Club in November 1988. Nirvana recorded it during sessions for the band’s debut album, Bleach, with producer Jack Endino. Rather than being an original Nirvana composition, “Love Buzz” was a cover of a song by the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, originally released in 1969.

Nirvana’s version became the group’s first release on the Seattle independent label Sub Pop. The label pressed the single in a limited edition, helping introduce the band to listeners in the Pacific Northwest and the wider independent-rock community. The recording later appeared on Bleach in 1989.

People often confuse “Love Buzz” with “Sliver,” which was Nirvana’s first single released by DGC Records, the major label that later issued Nevermind. That difference matters because the question concerns Nirvana’s first commercially released single overall, not its first major-label single.