Crush with Eyeliner
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| "Crush with Eyeliner" | ||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| from the album Monster | ||
| Released | August 15, 1995 (US) | |
| Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | 1994 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:39 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | |
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| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||
| "Bang and Blame" (1994) |
"Crush with Eyeliner" (1995) |
"Strange Currencies" (1995) |
"Crush with Eyeliner" was the third single to be released by R.E.M. from the band's ninth studio album Monster. Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore provides background vocals.
The single's video, directed by Spike Jonze, shows a group of Asian youths dancing and miming to the track at a party, whilst the band are shown briefly, looking on. It is available on the music video compilation Parallel.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.
[edit] 12" and CD Maxi-Single
- "Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:39
- "Fall on Me" (live)1 – 3:23
- "Me In Honey" (live)1 – 4:18
- "Finest Worksong" (live)1 – 4:18
[edit] 7" Single
- "Crush with Eyeliner" (album version) – 4:39
- "Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental version) – 4:39
[edit] Notes
1 Recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia; November 19, 1992. The performance, a benefit for Greenpeace, was recorded on a solar-powered mobile studio.
[edit] Trivia
In an article in Rolling Stone magazine, Courtney Love was quoted as saying that she "knew the song was about her" because Michael Stipe would sometimes amicably refer to her as "eyeliner."[citation needed]
