Originally Posted by Loser

Rainard said it perfectly. But here is a quote from an interview he did for Rolling Stones back when it came out.

"I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it (smiles). When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band - or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard."

The quiet and loud part really fits into Teen Spirit because that's what they did. Get very hard than quieted it down than got loud again.