Automatic for the People
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| Automatic for the People | ||
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| Missing image Automatic_for_the_People_REM.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by R.E.M. | ||
| Released | July 1992 | |
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 48 min 25 sec | |
| Record label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer | Scott Litt | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70406240853382769&sql=Asd1gtq3ztu48) |
| Entertainment Weekly | Grade: A | October 16, 1992 p.74 (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=60144873&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Nude as the News | Extremely favorable | link (http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/640) |
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | September 1992 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=121080&resource=121080&fixture_artist=144610) |
| Robert Christgau | *** Honorable Mention | link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1140&name=R.E.M.) |
| Rolling Stone | 5 stars out of 5 | October 29, 1992, p.68 (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=60144873&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| R.E.M. Chronology | ||
| Out of Time (1991) | Automatic for the People (1992) | Monster (1994) |
Automatic for the People is an album released by R.E.M. in 1992, by Warner Brothers. It sold in excess of 15 million copies. It is their eighth studio album.
In 1997 Automatic for the People was named the 18th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998 Q magazine readers placed it at number 3.
According to an investigation, reporters say that when Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994, the album he listened to before he died was "Automatic For The People" by R.E.M.
| Contents |
Track listing
- "Drive"
- "Try Not to Breathe"
- "Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
- "Everybody Hurts"
- "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1"
- "Sweetness Follows"
- "Monty Got a Raw Deal"
- "Ignoreland"
- "Star Me Kitten"
- "Man on the Moon" (later featured in the film of the same name)
- "Nightswimming"
- "Find the River"
Chart action
Album
| Year | Album | Chart | Peak |
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| 1992 | Automatic for the People | The Billboard 200 | No. 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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| 1992 | "Drive" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 2 |
| 1992 | "Drive" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 1 |
| 1992 | "Drive" | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 28 |
| 1992 | "Drive" | Top 40 Mainstream | No. 23 |
| 1992 | "Ignoreland" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 4 |
| 1992 | "Ignoreland" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 5 |
| 1993 | "Everybody Hurts" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 21 |
| 1993 | "Everybody Hurts" | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 29 |
| 1993 | "Everybody Hurts" | Top 40 Mainstream | No. 13 |
| 1993 | "Man on the Moon" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 4 |
| 1993 | "Man on the Moon" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 2 |
| 1993 | "Man on the Moon" | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 30 |
| 1993 | "Man on the Moon" | Top 40 Mainstream | No. 9 |
| 1993 | "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 28 |
| 1993 | "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 24 |