Nightswimming
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| "Nightswimming" | ||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| From the album Automatic for the People | ||
| Single Released | 1993 | |
| Single Format | vinyl record (12") and CD | |
| Recorded | 1992 | |
| Genre | ??? | |
| Song Length | 4:05 (album) | |
| Record label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer | Scott Litt and R.E.M. | |
| Chart positions | 27 (UK) | |
| R.E.M single chronology | ||
| "Everybody Hurts" 1993 | "Nightswimming" 1993 | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" 1994 |
"Nightswimming" is a song by the band R.E.M.. It appears on their 1992 album Automatic for the People and was released as a single in 1993. Released in the UK on CD and 12" vinyl record, the single charted relatively poorly, reaching only #27 in the UK singles chart.
The lyrics were written by Michael Stipe before the release of 1991's Out of Time but the music wasn't added in time for release on that album. The song is about skinny dipping.
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Track listing
- "Nightswimming"
- "World Leader Pretend (Live)"
- "Belong (Live)"
- "Low (Live)"
Live tracks recorded at the The Capitol Plaza Theatre, Charleston, West Virginia, 28 April, 1991.
External Links
- "Nightswimming" entry at songfacts.com (http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=1738)
| Band members: Michael Stipe | Peter Buck | (Bill Berry) | Mike Mills
Additional musicians: Scott McCaughey | Bill Rieflin | Ken Stringfellow Albums: Chronic Town (EP) | 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 Compilations: Dead Letter Office | Eponymous | In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 Musical styles: Alternative rock | Jangle pop | College rock |
