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"Leaving New York" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the lead single from the band's 13th studio album, Around the Sun (2004). Although it was not as heavily promoted as earlier singles, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart , becoming their 11th and final top-10 hit there.
Canadian rock band The Watchmen covered the song at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on September 24, 2011, shortly after news of R.E.M.'s breakup was made public. Their version was released on the download-only live album Radar Redux. [6] Indie rock band The Walkmen covered the song as a part of The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series in August ...
Scott Litt and R.E.M. 1991 "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" Automatic for the People: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Scott Litt and R.E.M. 1992 "New Orleans Instrumental No. 2" "Man on the Moon" single: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Scott Litt and R.E.M. 1992 "New Test Leper" New Adventures in Hi-Fi
R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia.
"We All Go Back to Where We Belong" is the final single from American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 2011. The song is the lead single from the band's final album, the career-spanning greatest hits compilation Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011. The song was made available over the Internet on October 17 ...
R.E.M. 2008 [126] [106] 2008 "Living Well is the Best Revenge" (live) "Let Me In" (live) "Just a Touch" (live) Released December 2008; Label: R.E.M./Athens, Ltd; Format: DVD; Track 1 recorded September 27, 2008 in Torino, Italy; Track 2 recorded June 11, 2008 in Washington, DC; Track 3 recorded October 1, 2008 in Madrid, Spain; R.E.M. 2009 [127 ...
A live version of the song was released as the B-side to "Leaving New York" in 2004 and on R.E.M. Live in 2007. Twelve years after originally written, alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs included a cover version as the fourth track on their 1992 single "Candy Everybody Wants".
Writing for the New York Times, Ann Powers said it "shines with a wit that balances R.E.M.'s somber tendencies." [12] Stewart Mason went even further in his review for AllMusic, calling the song "near-perfect", "almost inarguably Stipe's pinnacle as a singer", and "one of R.E.M.'s most enduring achievements". [3]