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R.E.M.: every song, explained.
6 R.E.M. songs in the archive, from 1991–1993: what each one is about, who wrote it and what it did on the charts. Each entry opens the full explanation.
6
Songs explained
1991–1993
Years covered
Rock
Main genre here
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Losing my Religion
1991
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Shiny Happy People
1991
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Everybody Hurts
1993
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It's the End of the World as We Know It
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Man on the Moon
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Rem The One I Love
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Every R.E.M. entry sets out what the song is about and where that reading comes from: writing credits, interviews, the record's own history. Where a popular interpretation is wrong, the entry says so and shows the evidence. Missing a song? Suggest it.