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"Losing My Religion" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in February 1991 by Warner Bros. as the first single from their seventh album, Out of Time (1991). It developed from a mandolin riff improvised by the guitarist, Peter Buck , with lyrics about unrequited love .
The band also performed "Losing My Religion" with members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Madison–Morgan Cultural Center, in Madison, Georgia, as part of MTV's 10th-anniversary special. [36] After spending some months off, R.E.M. returned to the studio in 1991 to record their next album. In late 1992, the band released Automatic for the ...
The record has become a popular radio dedication to loved ones, relying on a misinterpretation of its refrain, "This one goes out to the one I love." However, subsequent lyrics in the same verse contradict the love song interpretation and suggest a darker, more manipulative theme ("A simple prop to occupy my time").
Steve Baltin from Cash Box named 'Bang and Blame' Pick of the Week and "one of the strongest tracks on the entire album." He wrote, "A hard-edged guitar tune, vocalist Michael Stipe gets one of his best moments of Monster when he sings, “You kiss on me/don't kiss on me/you tug on me don't tug on me.
Stipe described "Losing My Religion" as "a classic obsession song", explaining that it explores themes of unrequited love, though he was quick to deny any autobiographical connection. Instead, Stipe suggested the song was written as an extension of " World Leader Pretend " and composed from an " everyman " perspective, reflecting on significant ...
In 2011, a Rolling Stone Readers Poll ranked "Nightswimming" as R.E.M.’s second best song, behind "Losing My Religion". [18] Rolling Stone noted, “The track didn't do that well as a single, but in the past 20 years it's slowly become one of R.E.M.'s most beloved songs.”
"This track just really got hold of me — took hold of me,” recalls director Jake Scott, who at age 27 was still trying to make "that one video when you knock it out of the park."
"Losing My Religion" Out of Time: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Scott Litt and R.E.M. 1991 "Lotus" Up: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. 1998 "Love Is All Around" I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrack: Reg Presley: Scott Litt and R.E.M. 1996 "Low" Out of Time: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael ...