Английская Википедия:Bittersweet Me

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"Bittersweet Me" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., released as the second single from their 10th studio album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996). Like much of the album, the song originated while the band were on the road for the Monster tour, although the song was only ever soundchecked and has never been played live as part of a concert.[1] The song was a bigger hit in the United States than the first single from the album, "E-Bow the Letter", except on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where the first single's number-two peak bested the number-six peak of "Bittersweet Me".

The CD single features a live cover of "Wichita Lineman", a song written by Jimmy Webb and made popular by Glen Campbell. The video for the single was shot in the style of an Italian movie entitled Stanco E Nudo (a translation of the line "tired and naked" in the song). It was included as a bonus video on the DVD release of In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as "a strumming, easy-paced rocker that rings with the vintage R.E.M. sound—clever, mildly introspective verses that build to a full-throttle, pop-soaked chorus that permanently melts into the brain upon impact." He added, "It's a familiar formula that never seems to grow tired, mostly due to Michael Stipe's always believable, subtext-riddled vocals and tight instrumentation that sounds like it's unfolding live. Already connecting at rock radio, the single will gain top 40 approval within seconds."[2]

Track listings

All songs were written by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe unless otherwise indicated.

  • 7-inch, cassette, and CD single
  1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
  2. "Undertow" (live)1 – 5:05
  • 12-inch and CD maxi-single
  1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
  2. "Undertow" (live)1 – 5:05
  3. "Wichita Lineman" (Webb) (live)2  – 3:18
  4. "New Test Leper" (live acoustic)3 – 5:29

Notes

1 Recorded at the Omni Theater, Atlanta, Georgia; November 18, 1995. Taken from the live performance video, Road Movie.
2 Recorded at The Woodlands, Houston, Texas; September 15, 1995.
3 Recorded at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington; April 19, 1996.

Personnel

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 90
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 92
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 5

Шаблон:Col-2

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 83
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] 83
Chart (1997) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 75
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] 59
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[10] 75
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] 97
US Triple-A (Billboard)[10] 38

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Шаблон:Abbr
United States October 8, 1996 Contemporary hit radio Warner Bros. [12]
United Kingdom October 21, 1996 Шаблон:Hlist [13]
Japan December 11, 1996 CD [14]

References

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External links

Шаблон:R.E.M. Шаблон:Authority control

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  1. ↑ R.E.M. Timeline
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite Ryan
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  10. ↑ 10,0 10,1 Шаблон:Cite magazine
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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