Cut Me Some Slack

{{other uses|Cut Me Some Slack (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Cut Me Some Slack

| cover =

| alt =

| type =

| artist = Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear

| album = Sound City: Real to Reel

| released = {{Start date|2012|12|14}}

| recorded =April 2012

| studio =Studio 606 West, Northridge, Los Angeles

| genre = Rock

| length = 4:35

| label = RCA Records

| writer =

• Paul McCartney
• Dave Grohl
• Krist Novoselic
• Pat Smear

| producer =*Butch Vig

}}

"Cut Me Some Slack" is a rock song by Paul McCartney and former members of Nirvana Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear. Released in 2012 on YouTube and the following year on the soundtrack to Dave Grohl's documentary film Sound City, the song won the Grammy award for Best Rock Song in 2014.{{cite web|title=Grammy Awards: Best Rock Song|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rocksong.htm|access-date=2016-04-10|publisher=Rock On The Net}}

Grohl, who was making a documentary about the history of recording studio Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, assembled musicians to write and record songs for the film.{{cite news|last=O'Malley Greenburg|first=Zack|date=2014-02-05|title=How Paul McCartney Ended Up In A Nirvana Reunion|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/02/05/how-paul-mccartney-ended-up-in-a-nirvana-reunion/|access-date=2014-07-31}} Among them were McCartney, the former Beatle; plus two musicians who had played with Grohl in Nirvana: Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear. "Cut Me Some Slack" began as a jam between these four; McCartney later described it as a "Nirvana reunion". In addition, Krist Novoselic referred to the partnership as "Sirvana",{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthblatt/2013/07/23/the-resurrection-of-nirvana-as-sirvana-with-paul-mccartney/|title=The Resurrection Of Nirvana As 'Sirvana' With Paul McCartney|last=Blatt|first=Ruth|work=Forbes|access-date=June 12, 2018|language=en}} a portmanteau word of Sir Paul McCartney and Nirvana.

The song was first performed at the 12-12-12 benefit concert by the four,{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/9741813/Sir-Paul-McCartney-fronts-Nirvana-reunion-at-Superstorm-Sandy-fund-raising-concert.html |title=Sir Paul McCartney fronts Nirvana reunion at Superstorm Sandy fund-raising concert |work=The Telegraph |date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2014-07-31 }} and was released on December 14, 2012, through YouTube.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBd9330h9kI |title=Cut Me Some Slack – McCartney.Grohl.Novoselic.Smear |work=YouTube |date=2012-12-14 |access-date=2014-07-31 }} The four performed the song on Saturday Night Live in 2012, and again on June 19, 2013, along with a number of Beatles songs at a McCartney concert in Nirvana's home town of Seattle.{{cite news |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_mccartney_talks_powerful_nirvana_reunion.html |title=Paul McCartney Talks 'Powerful' Nirvana Reunion |work=Ultimate-Guitar.com |date=2013-07-24 |access-date=2014-07-31 }}

The song was received well by critics. Allmusic called it a "tune with an immediate hook [and] melody".{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-city-real-to-reel-mw0002480578 |title=Sound City: Real to Reel - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2013-03-12 |access-date=2016-04-10|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine }}