Near Wild Heaven
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| "Near Wild Heaven" | ||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| from the album Out of Time | ||
| Released | 5 August 1991 | |
| Format | CD (UK / Germany) 7" (UK / Germany / France) 12" (UK / Germany) Cassette (UK) |
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| Recorded | September–October 1990 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:18 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. W0055 (UK, 7") W0055C (UK, cassette) W0055CDX (UK, CD) W0055T (UK, 12") 5439-19179-7 (France / Germany, 7") 9362-40195-2 (Germany, CD) 9362-40171-0 (Germany, 12") |
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| Producer(s) | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | |
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| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||
| "Shiny Happy People" (1991) |
"Near Wild Heaven" (1991) |
"Radio Song" (1991) |
"Near Wild Heaven" was the third single released from R.E.M.'s seventh studio album Out of Time in 1991. The song was the first single released by the band to have had its lyrics both co-written and sung by bassist Mike Mills. According to a quotation from Peter Buck in R.E.M. Inside Out: The Stories Behind Every Song by Craig Rosen, the lyrics are a collaboration between Mills and leader singer Michael Stipe. It failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it did manage to peak at #27 on the UK Singles Charts. The single was not released in the United States.
Mike Mills had previously written the lyrics to the single "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" and he had sung the cover song "Superman," but he had not previously sung his own work on a released recording.
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[edit] Single covers
 7" Single cover |
 CD Single cover |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
[edit] 7" / cassette
- "Near Wild Heaven"
- "Pop Song '89" (live)1
[edit] 12"
- "Near Wild Heaven"
- "Pop Song '89" (live)1
- "Half a World Away" (live)2
[edit] CD
- "Near Wild Heaven" – 3:18
- "Tom's Diner" (Suzanne Vega) (live)1 – 2:04
- "Low" (live)1 – 4:59
- "Endgame" (live)1 – 3:28
[edit] Notes
1 Recorded at The Borderline Club, London, England; March 15, 1991.
2 Recorded on Rockline, Los Angeles, California; April 1, 1991.
