The Great Beyond

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"The Great Beyond"

Single by R.E.M.
From the soundtrack to Man on the Moon
Single Released	24 January 2000 (UK)
Single Format	2 CDs
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Song Length	5:06
Record label	Warner Brothers Jersey Records
Producer	Pat McCarthy
Chart positions	3 (UK) 57 (USA)
R.E.M. single chronology
"Suspicion" 1999	"The Great Beyond" 2000	"Imitation of Life" 2001

"The Great Beyond" is a song by R.E.M. It is not featured on an original studio album as it was written specifically for the 1999 movie Man on the Moon but was released as a single the following year, in support of the film's soundtrack album (see Man on the Moon (soundtrack)). The single reached #3 in the UK singles chart. It is also included in R.E.M.'s 2003 compilation album, In Time.

At 4:09 and at 4:26, you can hear in the background the following lines: "Here's a little agit for the never-believer, here's a little ghost for the offering". Both lines were taken from the 1992 R.E.M. song "Man on the Moon", also about Andy Kaufman, from which the movie took its title.

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

The song's video was directed by Liz Friedlander. It originally featured footage of Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman, yet for the In View DVD (which accompanied In Time and collected R.E.M.'s major videos from 1988 to 2003) the video was remixed to feature archived footage of Kaufman himself (similar to the video for "Man on the Moon").

1 Track listing
- 1.1 CD1
- 1.2 CD2
- 1.3 CD3
2 Notes
3 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD1

All songs written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.

"The Great Beyond" (radio edit) - 4:14
"Man On The Moon"¹ - 5:24

[edit] CD2

"The Great Beyond" (radio edit) - 4:14
"Everybody Hurts" (live)¹ - 6:20
"The One I Love" (live)¹ - 3:10

[edit] CD3

"The Great Beyond" (radio edit) - 4:14
"The One I Love" (live)¹ - 3:10
"Everybody Hurts" (live)¹ - 6:20
"Man On The Moon" (live)¹ - 5:24

[edit] Notes

¹ Recorded at the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England; June 25, 1999.

[edit] External links

R.E.M.

Peter Buck | Mike Mills | Michael Stipe | Bill Berry

Discography

EPs: Chronic Town

Compilations: Dead Letter Office | Eponymous | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 | And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987

Remix Albums: R.E.M.IX

Soundtracks: Man on the Moon