How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" | ||||
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Single by R.E.M. | ||||
from the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi | ||||
B-side | "Be Mine" (Mike on the Bus Version) | |||
Released | 1997 | |||
Studio | Bad Animals, Seattle, Washington | |||
Length | 4:31 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" is a song by R.E.M. released as the fourth and final single from their tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi in 1997.[1] It was released in Germany and Japan was the final R.E.M. single and music video to feature Bill Berry until "#9 Dream" in 2007.
The primary B-side was an alternate recording of "Be Mine". Other B-sides for the maxi-single include a cover of The Troggs' "Love Is All Around," previously released on the soundtrack for I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) and Vic Chesnutt's "Sponge", previously released on the Chesnutt benefit album Sweet Relief II (1996). The track was performed live only throughout various shows during promotion of Up in 1998 and 1999.
Track listing
[edit]All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
- "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" – 4:30
- "Be Mine" (Mike on the Bus version) – 4:54
- "Love Is All Around" (Reg Presley) – 3:04
- "Sponge" (Vic Chesnutt) – 4:08
Personnel
[edit]"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
- Bill Berry – drums, tambourine, Ennio whistle
- Peter Buck – bass guitar, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin
- Mike Mills – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Michael Stipe – vocals, synthesizer
References
[edit]- ^ How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us by R.E.M. - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-27
- 1996 songs
- 1997 singles
- Music videos directed by Lance Bangs
- R.E.M. songs
- Song recordings produced by Bill Berry
- Song recordings produced by Michael Stipe
- Song recordings produced by Mike Mills
- Song recordings produced by Peter Buck
- Song recordings produced by Scott Litt
- Songs written by Bill Berry
- Songs written by Michael Stipe
- Songs written by Mike Mills
- Songs written by Peter Buck
- Warner Records singles
- 1990s American single stubs