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This is a comprehensive list of songs recorded by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. that were officially released. The list includes songs performed by the entire band only (Berry, Buck, Mills and Stipe 1980 to 1997; Buck, Mills and Stipe 1998 to 2011).
Songs in the Key of X:Music from and Inspired by The X-Files "Revolution" [143] 1997 Batman & Robin soundtrack "Leave" (alternate version) [144] A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack "Draggin' the Line" [145] 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack "The Great Beyond" Man on the Moon soundtrack "All the Right Friends" 2001 Music from ...
Lead singer Michael Stipe dealt with darker subject matter in his lyrics, with water-related imagery being a recurring theme on the album. Released to critical acclaim, Reckoning reached number 27 in the United States—where it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991—and peaked at number 91 in the United ...
The song features "what were to become the trademark unintelligible lyrics which have distinguished R.E.M.'s work ever since." [4] The single received critical acclaim, and its success earned the band a record deal with I.R.S. Records. R.E.M. re-recorded the song for their 1983 debut album Murmur.
The original CD booklet's liner notes were expanded with lyrics and a photo gallery. [60] In November 2011 Monster was ranked ninth on Guitar World 's top-ten list of 1994 guitar albums, between Rancid's Let's Go and Tesla's Bust a Nut. [61] Guitar World also included the album on their list "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". [62]
Collapse into Now is the fifteenth and final studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 7, 2011, on Warner Bros. Produced by Jacknife Lee, who previously worked with the band on Accelerate (2008), the album was preceded by the singles "It Happened Today", "Mine Smell Like Honey", "Überlin" and "Oh My Heart".
"Fall on Me" – 2:50 "Rotary Ten" – 1:58 "Toys in the Attic" (Aerosmith cover; Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) – 2:26 The B-side to this single is an instrumental entitled "Rotary Ten", a song which has been described by guitarist Peter Buck as "a movie theme without a movie."
[1] [3] [4] Despite the grim themes, according to R.E.M. biographer David Buckley, the lyrics are "words of optimism, partnership and community, set against an age of individualism." [3] R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck said of the song that it "is a metaphor for America and its lost promises. This is where the Indians were and now look at it.