So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
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| Single by R.E.M. from the album Reckoning |
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| Released | May 15, 1984 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||
| Recorded | 1984 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 3:11 | ||||
| Label | I.R.S. Records | ||||
| Producer | Mitch Easter and Don Dixon | ||||
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"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M.. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from the group's second studio album Reckoning (1984). "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" became the second R.E.M. single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #85.
R.E.M. performed it on the television show Late Night with David Letterman in 1983 before it even had a title.
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[edit] Variant titles
Depending on where one looks, this song is titled:
- "So. Central Rain" (the back of both Reckoning and Eponymous).
- "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (on the single)
- "S. Central Rain" (both on the Reckoning album cover and the liner notes on Eponymous)
- "Southern Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (inside the Reckoning sleeve)
[edit] Video
The video, directed by Howard Libov and first aired in June 1984, featured the members of the band playing their instruments behind white screens in an otherwise empty room, with Michael Stipe singing in the foreground. Stipe refused to lip sync to the song. Guitarist Peter Buck said, "We played a recording of the track, and the rest of us faked it, but Michael insisted on singing a new vocal to make it more real for him."[1]
The song is also featured in the Left of Reckoning video shot by James Herbert.
[edit] Cover versions
A version of the song was released by Grant-Lee Phillips on his 2006 covers album, Nineteeneighties.
[edit] Track listings
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
7" Single
- "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" - 3:16
- "Walter's Theme" / "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) - 4:44
12" single
- "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" - 3:16
- "Voice of Harold" - 4:25
- "Pale Blue Eyes" (Lou Reed) - 2:54
Notes: "Walter's Theme" is not listed on the cover. "Voice of Harold" is actually a version of the album track "7 Chinese Brothers" with different lyrics.
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