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Crush with Eyeliner
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Crush with Eyeliner
| cover = R.E.M. - Crush with Eyeliner.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = R.E.M.
| album = Monster
| B-side = "Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental version)
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| recorded =
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| genre =
| length = 4:39
| label = Warner Bros.
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| prev_title = Bang and Blame
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Strange Currencies
| next_year = 1995
}}
"'Crush with Eyeliner'" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., released as the fourth single from their ninth studio album, 'Monster' (1994). Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore provides background vocals. Michael Stipe claims the song was inspired by the band New York Dolls, who, in his opinion, "knew how to exaggerate a song, to make it sound really sleazy and over the top." This was also one of the first songs that surfaced from Stipe after the writer's block that hounded him after the death of his friend, actor River Phoenix.
Released in the United Kingdom on January 23, 1995, the song reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was issued in other territories later in the year, peaking at number four in Iceland, number 28 in Canada, and number 13 on the US 'Billboard' Bubbling Under Hot 100. The single's video, directed by Spike Jonze, shows a group of Japanese youths dancing and miming to the track at a party, while the band are shown briefly, looking on. It is available on the music video compilation 'Parallel'.
Track listings
All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.
'US CD and 12-inch single, UK and Australian CD single'
# "Crush with Eyeliner" 4:39
# "Fall on Me" (live) 3:23
# "Me in Honey" (live) 4:18
# "Finest Worksong" (live) 4:10
'UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch single'
# "Crush with Eyeliner" 4:39
# "Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental) 4:39
* All live tracks were recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia, on November 19, 1992. The performance, a benefit for Greenpeace, was recorded on a solar-powered mobile studio.
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References
Category:R.E.M. songs
Category:1994 songs
Category:1995 singles
Category:Garage rock songs
Category:Glam metal songs
Category:Glam rock songs
Category:Music videos directed by Spike Jonze
Category:Song recordings produced by Bill Berry
Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Buck
Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Stipe
Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Mills
Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Litt
Category:Songs about music
Category:Songs written by Bill Berry
Category:Songs written by Michael Stipe
Category:Songs written by Mike Mills
Category:Songs written by Peter Buck
Category:Warner Records singles
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