What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
| "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| From the album Monster | ||
| Single Released | 1994 | |
| Single Format | CD, vinyl record (7" & 12") | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Song Length | 4:00 | |
| Record label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer | Scott Litt | |
| Chart positions | 9 (UK) 21 (USA) | |
| R.E.M. single chronology | ||
| "Nightswimming" 1993 (UK) | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" 1994 | "Bang and Blame" 1994 |
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a song by the rock group R.E.M. from their 1994 album Monster. The title references the question an assailant, later identified as William Tager, asked CBS anchorman Dan Rather as he assaulted him on Park Avenue in Manhattan in October 1986. The phrase actually spoken by Tager, as reported by Rather, was "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" Tager apparently was convinced that the news media was beaming signals into his head, and demanded that Rather tell him the frequency of the signals. Tager is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for killing NBC stagehand Campbell Montgomery outside the Today show studio in 1994.
Table of contents |
Track Listing
CD1
- "What's The Frequency Kenneth?"
- "Monty Got A Raw Deal – Live"
- "Everybody Hurts – Live"
- "Man On The Moon – Live"
CD2
- "What's the Frequency, Kenneth"
- "What's the Frequency, Kenneth (Instrumental)"
See also
Sample
- Download sample of "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" from Monster.
External links
| 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: R.E.M. singles | 1994 singles