 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. Having been a big R.E.M. fan since their 1983 debut ("Radio Free Europe"), and then watching their career unfold... not always in a direction I was thrilled about... I remember being totally astounded to hear this one. Not only was it a magnificent return to their roots musically, but it's a simply superior pop song. Nothing simple about it, but it sounds so simple! And consider this: "Losing My Religion" has no chorus. How do you make a pop song a hit that has no hummable chorus? And yet on the strength of its music and lyrics — totally legible, it's so right-on as a tale of fragile, vulnerable love — "Religion" went on to become the biggest chart hit of the group's career. Deservedly so, and it anchored an album of similarly worthy note. As with most R.E.M. singles, the B side is a previously unreleased, non-LP cut. Note: Dave Marsh included this single in his 1999 addendum to the original list of 1001 greatest singles, originally published in 1989.
Condition Detail:Label: M | Vinyl: M | Audio: MWritten by: Berry-Buck-Mills-Stipe (A&B)Produced by: Scott Litt & R.E.M.Chart info: #1m in March, #4p in April 1991
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