Bad Day (R.E.M. song)
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| from the album In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 | ||
| Released | October 2003 | |
| Format | CD and DVD | |
| Recorded | 1986 (PSA), 2003 | |
| Genre | College rock | |
| Length | 3:57 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Pat McCarthy, R.E.M. | |
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| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||
| "I'll Take the Rain" (2001) |
"Bad Day" (2003) |
"Animal" (2003) |
'Bad Day' is a single released by R.E.M..
It is included on R.E.M.'s Warner Bros. Records 2003 compilation, In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. In addition, an earlier version of the song appears on EMI's 2006 compilation, And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 on their I.R.S. Records label.
It started life in 1986, around the time of Life's Rich Pageant, with the title "PSA" (public service announcement). An anti-media rant inspired by a day Michael Stipe found a camcorder lens in his face when he answered the front door, the song was said to have been prototype of "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)". When revamped in 2003, Stipe saw it could be updated for contemporary resonance.
The music video, directed by Tim Hope and shot in Vancouver, is a spoof of media news and was produced by Pressure Pictures. It appears on In View, the DVD companion of In Time, and is also found on the bonus CD in the limited edition of In Time. In the video, Stipe appears as the Morning Team's news anchor Cliff Harris; Mills doubles as roving reporter Ed Colbert and meteorologist Rick Jennings; and Buck as climate expert Geoff Sayers and the reporter Eric Nelson. News stories shown include a monsoon contained within an apartment, a senator's office flooding, and a tornado inside a boy's bedroom.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
[edit] CD: Warner W624CD1 (UK)
- "Bad Day"
- "Favorite Writer" (Swell)
- "Bad Day" (Video)
[edit] CD: Warner W624CD2 (UK)
- "Bad Day"
- "Out in the Country" (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols)
- "Adagio"
[edit] CD: Warner 16533-2 (US)
- "Bad Day"
- "Favorite Writer"
- "Out in the Country"
- "Adagio"
[edit] Sources
Black, Johnny (2004). Reveal: The Story of R.E.M.. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-776-5.
