Product Overview
R.E.M. – Around The Sun / Warner Bros. Records Audio CD + DVD Audio CD 2004 / 9362-49315-2
UPC 093624931522
NTSC DVD (All Region)
Around the Sun is the 13th studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in October 2004 on Warner Bros. Records.
The album was released in 3 editions: Being their final Release on Cassette. CD and a limited-edition box set with the CD and fold-out posters by 14 different artists illustrating the songs.
"The Outsiders" features a guest appearance by rapper Q-Tip. When the song was performed live, Michael Stipe carried out the rap, as he did on a later B-side release of the song.
"Final Straw" is a politically charged song. The version on the album is a remix of the original version, which was made available as a free download on March 25, 2003, from the band's website. The song was written in protest of the U.S. government's actions in the Iraq War. The song evolved from an instrumental demo titled "Harlan County with Whistling", recorded during the sessions for the band's 1994's album Monster and released with its 25th anniversary edition in 2019.
Around the Sun was the first of only two R.E.M. albums to include a title track (the second being its follow-up, Accelerate). The album was also a first for R.E.M. in that it was their first to feature Bill Rieflin, the band's de facto replacement for former drummer Bill Berry, who had retired in 1997. Although Rieflin was never officially inducted into the band as a member, he would serve as a regular auxiliary musician for R.E.M. until their dissolution in 2011.
| Label: | Warner Bros. Records – 9362-49315-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album + DVD, DVD-Audio, Multichannel, NTSC
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2005 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Alternative Rock |
Tracklist:
| Around The Sun | |||
| CD-1 | Leaving New York |
4:49 | |
| CD-2 | Electron Blue | 4:12 | |
| CD-3 | The Outsiders |
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4:14
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| CD-4 | Make It All Okay | 3:44 | |
| CD-5 | Final Straw | 4:07 | |
| CD-6 | I Wanted To Be Wrong | 4:35 | |
| CD-7 | Wanderlust | 3:03 | |
| CD-8 | Boy In The Well | 5:22 | |
| CD-9 | Aftermath | 3:53 | |
| CD-10 | High Speed Train | 5:03 | |
| CD-11 | The Worst Joke Ever | 3:38 | |
| CD-12 | The Ascent Of Man | 4:07 | |
| CD-13 | Around The Sun | 4:28 | |
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Around The Sun In 5.1 Surround Sound And Stereo (Audio) |
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| DVD-1.1 | Leaving New York | 4:49 | |
| DVD-1.2 | Electron Blue | 4:12 | |
| DVD-1.3 | The Outsiders |
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4:14
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| DVD-1.4 | Make It All Okay | 3:44 | |
| DVD-1.5 | Final Straw | 4:07 | |
| DVD-1.6 | I Wanted To Be Wrong | 4:35 | |
| DVD-1.7 | Wanderlust | 3:03 | |
| DVD-1.8 | Boy In The Well | 5:22 | |
| DVD-1.9 | Aftermath | 3:53 | |
| DVD-1.10 | High Speed Train | 5:03 | |
| DVD-1.11 | The Worst Joke Ever | 3:38 | |
| DVD-1.12 | The Ascent Of Man | 4:07 | |
| DVD-1.13 | Around The Sun | 4:28 | |
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Music Videos |
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| DVD-2.1 | Leaving New York (Music Video) | 4:45 | |
| DVD-2.2 | Aftermath (Music Video) | 3:55 | |
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Live At St. James Church (Video) |
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| DVD-3.1 | Leaving New York | 4:41 | |
| DVD-3.2 | Imitation Of Life | 3:48 | |
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| DVD-4 | Video Documentary | 4:44 | |
| DVD-5 | Lyrics & Photo Gallery | ||
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2 Song Preview From "Perfect Square" DVD (Video) |
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| DVD-6.1 | She Just Wants To Be | 5:57 | |
| DVD-6.1 | Walk Unafraid | 5:08 |
- A&R [Administration] – Traci Samczyk
- Advisor – Bertis Downs
- Artwork [Packaging] – Chris Bilheimer, Michael Stipe
- Authoring [Dvd Audio Authoring For] – Craigman Digital
- Authoring [Dvd Audio Authoring] – Craig Anderson (3), David Dieckmann
- Design [Screen] – Chris Bilheimer
- Directed By [Dvd-audio] – Spencer Chrislu
- Engineer – Jamie Candiloro
- Engineer [2nd Assistant, Compass Point] – Alex Dixon
- Engineer [2nd Assistant, Warehouse] – Bryan Gallant
- Engineer [Assistant, Compass Point] – Oswald Bowe
- Engineer [Assistant, Surround Sound] – Jamie Candiloro
- Engineer [Assistant, The Hit Factory Criteria] – Javier Valverde, Jim Briggs (2)
- Engineer [Assistant, Warehouse] – Kirk McNally
- Management [Office] – Amy Hairston, Chris Bilheimer, David Bell (21), Kevin O'Neil (3), Mercer Brockenbrough Davis, Meredith Williams, Sarah Petit Frierson
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Mastered By [Surround Sound & Stereo] – Darcy Proper
- Mixed By – Jamie Candiloro, Pat McCarthy, R.E.M.
- Performer – Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck
- Performer [Additional Musician] – Hahn Rowe, Jamie Candiloro, Ken Stringfellow, Q-Tip, Scott McCaughey, Bill Rieflin
- Photography By – Thomas Roman Dozol
- Photography By [Gallery] – David Belisle
- Producer – Pat McCarthy, R.E.M.
- Producer [Associate Post Production] – Raena Winscott
- Producer [Dvd Audio Post Production] – David May
- Producer [Surround Sound Remix] – Elliot Scheiner
- Technician [Assistant] – Bob Whittaker, DeWitt Burton
- Video Editor [Screen Programming] – Andrew Thomas
- Written-By – Stipe, Mills, Buck
