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Near Wild Heaven
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Near Wild Heaven
| cover = R.E.M. - Near Wild Heaven.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = R.E.M.
| album = Out of Time
| B-side = "Pop Song '89" (live acoustic version)
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|jangle pop|sunshine pop}}
| length = 3:18
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer =
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| prev_title = Shiny Happy People
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Radio Song
| next_year = 1991
}}
"'Near Wild Heaven'" is the third single released from R.E.M.'s seventh studio album, 'Out of Time', in 1991. The song was the first single released by the band to have had its lyrics both co-written and sung by bassist Mike Mills. According to a quote from Peter Buck in 'R.E.M. Inside Out: The Stories Behind Every Song' by Craig Rosen, the lyrics are a collaboration between Mills and lead singer Michael Stipe. It peaked at No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart but the single was not released in the United States.
Mike Mills had written the lyrics to the single "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville", and he had sung the cover song "Superman", but he had not sung his own work on a released-as-a-single recording.
Music video
The music video for this song features the band playing the song in a crowded caf.
Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
7" / cassette
# "Near Wild Heaven"# "Pop Song '89" (live)1
12"
# "Near Wild Heaven"# "Pop Song '89" (live)1
# "Half a World Away" (live)2
CD
# "Near Wild Heaven" 3:18# "Tom's Diner" (Suzanne Vega) (live)1 2:04
# "Low" (live)1 4:59
# "Endgame" (live)1 3:28
Notes
1 Recorded at The Borderline Club, London, England; March 15, 1991. Further songs from this performance were later released on an album.
2 Recorded on 'Rockline', Los Angeles, California; April 1, 1991.
Personnel
* Bill Berry drums, piano, backing vocals
* Peter Buck guitar
* Mike Mills lead vocals, bass guitar
* Michael Stipe backing vocals
Charts
References
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