Tongue (song)
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| "Tongue" | ||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| from the album Monster | ||
| Released | October 31, 1995 (DE/UK) | |
| Format | CD single, 7" single, Cassette | |
| Recorded | 1994 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:08 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | |
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| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||
| "Strange Currencies" (1995) |
"Tongue" (1995) |
"E-Bow the Letter" (1996) |
"Tongue" was the sixth and final single to be released by R.E.M. from the band's ninth studio album Monster. It was only released in the UK. In the song, lead singer Michael Stipe performs in falsetto.
On March 1, 1995, Bill Berry had to leave the stage during a performance of this song complaining of a serious headache. It in fact turned out to be a brain aneurysm, and is the likely reason for his leaving the band in October 1997. On subsequent dates Berry admitted that it gave him an eerie feeling every time the band performed "Tongue".[citation needed]
The single's video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, shot during soundcheck prior to the band's June 1995 performance at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York, shows a group of teenagers in a living room watching the band perform on TV. It was included as a bonus video on the DVD release of In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.
The three live songs that make up the CD single's B-sides were performed on Saturday Night Live.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe
[edit] UK/DE CD Single
- "Tongue" – 4:08
- "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" (Live) – 4:04
- "Bang And Blame" (Live) – 4:52
- "I Don’t Sleep, I Dream" (Live) – 3:48
[edit] 7" US Single
- "Tongue" (Album version) – 4:09
- "Tongue" (Live) – 4:34
[edit] 7" and Cassette UK Single
- "Tongue" (Album version) – 4:09
- "Tongue" (Instrumental version) – 4:09
- "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," "Bang And Blame" and "I Don’t Sleep, I Dream" recorded live at Saturday Night Live appearance, New York, New York, on November 12, 1994.
- "Tongue" recorded live at Detroit, Michigan on June 7, 1995.
