Man on the Moon (song)
| "Man on the Moon" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| From the album Automatic for the People | ||
| Single Released | 1993 | |
| Single Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1992 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Song Length | 5:13 | |
| Record label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer | Scott Litt | |
| Chart positions | 18 (UK) 30 (US) | |
| R.E.M. single chronology | ||
| "Drive" 1992 | "Man on the Moon" 1993 | "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" 1993 |
"Man on the Moon" is a song by the band R.E.M. from their 1992 album Automatic for the People. The song is about the comedian Andy Kaufman and was used in the film, Man on the Moon. The song was released as a single in 1993.
The song focuses on the events of Kaufman's life. Another R.E.M. song, "The Great Beyond" is about what he tried to achieve in his lifetime.
Michael Stipe has said that he deliberatly tried to include the word "yeah" many times in the lyrics, in order to create a song that has more "yeah"s in it than any song Kurt Cobain had written. Man on the Moon contains 56.
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| Band members: Michael Stipe | Peter Buck | (Bill Berry) | Mike Mills | Bill Rieflin
Albums: Chronic Town (EP) | Murmur | Reckoning | Fables of the Reconstruction | Lifes Rich Pageant | Document | Green | Out of Time | Automatic for the People | Monster | New Adventures in Hi-Fi | Up | Reveal | Around the Sun Compilations: Dead Letter Office | Eponymous | In Time – The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 Musical styles: Alternative rock | Jangle pop | College rock |
Categories: Song stubs | R.E.M. singles | 1993 singles