The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
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| "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" | ||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| from the album Automatic for the People | ||
| Released | March 19, 1993 (UK) March 19, 1993 (DE) May 1993 (US) |
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| Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single, Cassette | |
| Recorded | 1992 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:06 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | |
| Chart positions | ||
| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||
| "Man on the Moon" (1992) |
"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" (1993) |
"Everybody Hurts" (1993) |
"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" is a song by R.E.M.. It was influenced by the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", both in the title of the song and through the song's opening refrain. The band used "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" as the B-side to this song.
The song was released on the band's 1992 album Automatic for the People and was later released as a single in 1993, reaching 17 in the UK singles chart.
The phrase "Call me when you try to wake her" is employed 32 times in the song.
The song was included on R.E.M.'s Warner Brothers "best of" album In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 in 2003, although Buck's personal sleevenotes on the song were not complimentary. It was one of four songs from Automatic for the People to make the compilation, more than from any other album.
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[edit] Single covers
 UK CD1 cover |
 UK CD2 cover |
 US and German CD cover |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
[edit] US CD Single
- "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" – 4:06
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Solomon Linda, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George Weiss) – 2:41
[edit] UK "Collector's Edition" CD Single 1
- "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" – 4:06
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Linda, Creatore, Peretti, Weiss) – 2:41
- "Fretless"1 – 4:51
[edit] UK "Collector's Edition" CD Single 2
- "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" – 4:06
- "Organ Song" – 3:25
- "Star Me Kitten" (demo) – 3:05
[edit] DE CD Maxi-Single
- "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" – 4:06
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Linda, Creatore, Peretti, Weiss) – 2:41
- "Fretless"1 – 4:51
- "Organ Song" – 3:25
[edit] UK and DE 7" and Cassette Single
- "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" – 4:06
- "Get Up" – -:--
[edit] Notes
1 Originally released on the Until the End of the World soundtrack in 1991
