Pop Song 89
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| Single by R.E.M. from the album Green |
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| Released | May 1989 | ||||
| Format | 7" Single, CD Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 3:03 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | ||||
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"Pop Song 89" was the third single released from R.E.M.'s sixth studio album Green. It peaked at #86 on the Hot 100, and in the UK Stand was re-released instead.
In the music video, MTV asked Stipe, who directed it himself, to censor the three topless women with whom he was dancing in the video. Instead, Stipe superimposed black bars on the chests of all four dancers, himself included, and stated, "a nipple is a nipple."
The song was reported to be an adaptation of The Doors song, "Hello, I Love You".[1]
The acoustic version that was used as the single's b-side was also included on the bonus disc of the limited two-disc edition of In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 in 2003.
"Pop Song 89" was recently covered by Motion City Soundtrack for the record Punk Goes 80's.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.
- "Pop Song 89" – 3:03
- "Pop Song 89" (acoustic) – 2:58
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