Automatic for the People

Automatic for the People
Automatic for the People
Studio album by R.E.M.
Released	October 5, 1992
Recorded	June 1991 – July 1992
Studio	Bearsville (Woodstock, New York); Criteria (Miami); John Keane (Athens, Georgia); Kingsway (New Orleans); Bosstown Recording (Atlanta);
Genre	Alternative rock; baroque pop;
Length	48:52
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Scott Litt; R.E.M.;
R.E.M. chronology
Singles from Automatic for the People
	"Drive"; Released: September 21, 1992; "Man on the Moon"; Released: November 9, 1992; "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"; Released: February 1, 1993; "Everybody Hurts"; Released: April 5, 1993; "Nightswimming"; Released: July 12, 1993; "Find the River"; Released: November 29, 1993;

Automatic for the People is the eighth studio album by alternative rock band R.E.M. and was released on 5 October, 1992 through Warner Bros. Records. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and New Zealand and number 2 in the United States, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. It was ranked number 96 on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1994.

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, except where noted.

'Drive' side
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drive"	4:31
2.	"Try Not to Breathe"	3:50
3.	"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"	4:06
4.	"Everybody Hurts"	5:17
5.	"New Orleans Instrumental No. 1"	2:13
6.	"Sweetness Follows"	4:19
Total length:		24:16

'Ride' side
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Monty Got a Raw Deal"	3:17
8.	"Ignoreland"	4:24
9.	"Star Me Kitten"	3:15
10.	"Man on the Moon"	5:13
11.	"Nightswimming"	4:16
12.	"Find the River"	3:50
Total length:		24:15 48:31

25th Anniversary Edition

In 2017, Craft Recordings and Concord Music Group released a 25th anniversary edition with exclusive demos, live songs and a blu-ray disc with music videos and a promotional video.

Live at the 40 Watt Club 11/19/92
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drive"		4:51
2.	"Monty Got a Raw Deal"		3:21
3.	"Everybody Hurts"		7:18
4.	"Man on the Moon"		6:27
5.	"Losing My Religion"		4:31
6.	"Country Feedback"		4:52
7.	"Begin the Begin"		3:27
8.	"Fall on Me"		3:34
9.	"Me in Honey"		4:06
10.	"Finest Worksong"		5:28
11.	"Love Is All Around"	Reg Presley	3:23
12.	"Funtime"	David Bowie, Iggy Pop	2:16
13.	"Radio Free Europe"		4:39
Total length:			58:13

Demos
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drive"		4:43
2.	"Wake Her Up" ("The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" demo)		4:37
3.	"Mike's Pop Song"		4:33
4.	"C to D Slide 13" ("Man on the Moon" demo)		5:35
5.	"Cello Scud" ("Sweetness Follows" demo)		4:20
6.	"10K Minimal" ("Find the River" demo)		3:33
7.	"Peter's New Song"		3:15
8.	"Eastern 983111"		4:02
9.	"Bill's Acoustic"		2:53
10.	"Arabic Feedback" ("Christmas in Tunisia" demo)		4:55
11.	"Howler Monkey" ("Ignoreland" demo)		4:38
12.	"Pakiderm" ("New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" demo)		3:33
13.	"Afterthought" ("New Orleans Instrumental No. 2" demo)		3:56
14.	"Bazouki Song" ("Monty Got a Raw Deal" demo)		3:04
15.	"Photograph"	Berry, Buck, Natalie Merchant, Mills, and Stipe	3:31
16.	"Michael's Organ" ("Everybody Hurts" demo)		4:32
17.	"Pete's Acoustic Idea"		1:05
18.	"6–8 Passion & Voc" ("Try Not to Breathe" demo)		3:45
19.	"Hey Love" (Mike Voc ("Star Me Kitten" demo))		3:02
20.	"Devil Rides Backwards"		5:16
Total length:			78:48

Blu-Ray bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drive" (music video, directed by Peter Care)	4:26
2.	"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" (music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake)	4:06
3.	"Everybody Hurts" (music video, directed by Jake Scott)	5:35
4.	"Man on the Moon" (music video, directed by Peter Care)	4:45
5.	"Nightswimming" (music video, UK version, directed by Jem Cohen)	4:21
6.	"Find the River" (music video, directed by Jodi Wille)	3:38
7.	"Nightswimming" (music video, R version, directed by Jem Cohen)	8:25
8.	"Automatic Press Kit" (1992 promotional video)	16:31
Total length:		51:47

References

↑ "Stereogum Presents... Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic For The People – Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
↑ "R.E.M.'s legacy: 6 ways the band changed American music". The Week. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ Mendelsohn, Jason and Eric Klinger (October 7, 2011). "R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People'". PopMatters. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 19, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 7, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 30, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 3, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. July 10, 1993. p. 21.
↑ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. November 27, 1993. p. 27. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[1] "Stereogum Presents... Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic For The People – Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[2] "R.E.M.'s legacy: 6 ways the band changed American music". The Week. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

[3] Mendelsohn, Jason and Eric Klinger (October 7, 2011). "R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People'". PopMatters. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

[4] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 19, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[5] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 7, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[6] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 30, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[7] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 3, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[8] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. July 10, 1993. p. 21.

[9] "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. November 27, 1993. p. 27. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

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Studio albums	Murmur Reckoning Fables of the Reconstruction Lifes Rich Pageant Document Green Out of Time Automatic for the People Monster New Adventures in Hi-Fi Up Reveal Around the Sun Accelerate Collapse into Now
Live albums	R.E.M. Live Live at The Olympia Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions R.E.M. at the BBC Live at the Borderline 1991
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EPs	Chronic Town Not Bad for No Tour Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes Live from London Reckoning Songs from The Olympia
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