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"Man on the Moon" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in November 1992 as the second single from their eighth album, Automatic for the People (1992). The lyrics were written by lead singer Michael Stipe , and the music by drummer Bill Berry and guitarist Peter Buck .
[53] Ann Powers, reviewing the album for The New York Times, noted that only three of the songs on the album went beyond mid-tempo and said, "Only 'Man on the Moon' shines with a wit that balances R.E.M.'s somber tendencies." Powers finished her review by saying, "Even in the midst of such disenchantment, R.E.M. can't resist its own talent for ...
"Man on the Moon" single: Robyn Hitchcock: Scott Litt and R.E.M. 1992 "Around the Sun" Around the Sun: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. 2004 " The Ascent of Man" Around the Sun: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. 2004 "At My Most Beautiful" Up: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Pat ...
The song's video was directed by Liz Friedlander.It originally featured footage of Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman from the 1999 film. Yet, the compilation DVD In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (which accompanied In Time and collected R.E.M.'s major videos from 1988 to 2003), the video was remixed to feature archived footage of Kaufman himself (similar to the video for "Man on the Moon").
A year after Up ' s release, R.E.M. wrote the instrumental score to the Andy Kaufman biographical film Man on the Moon, a first for the group. The film took its title from the Automatic for the People song of the same name. [41] The song "The Great Beyond" was released as a single from the Man on the Moon soundtrack album. "The Great Beyond ...
The soundtrack was written by rock band R.E.M., whose 1992 song "Man on the Moon" (originally written in honor of Kaufman) gave the film its title. The soundtrack also included the Grammy-nominated song "The Great Beyond", which remains the band's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom. [1]
At an event promoting his new book, No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon, in Manhattan on April 4, Aldrin said many people assume this famous photo was posed ...
In April and May 1999, R.E.M. composed the soundtrack for Man on the Moon, which included the single "The Great Beyond", which would become their biggest UK hit, peaking at number three. [ 7 ] [ 9 ] [ 8 ] Ken Stringfellow and Joey Waronker joined as permanent touring members at the time of the Up tour, alongside Scott McCaughey who had ...