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Bittersweet Me
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Wikipedia article
"'Bittersweet Me'" is a song by R.E.M., released as the second single from their 10th studio album, 'New Adventures in Hi-Fi' (1996). Like much of the album, the song originated while the band were on the road for the 'Monster' tour, although the song was only ever soundchecked and has never been played live as part of a concert.[http://www.remtimeline.com R.E.M. Timeline] The song was a bigger hit in the United States than the first single from the album, "E-Bow the Letter", except on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where the first single's number-two peak bested the number-six peak of "Bittersweet Me".
The CD single features a live cover of "Wichita Lineman", a song written by Jimmy Webb and made popular by Glen Campbell. The video for the single was shot in the style of an Italian movie entitled 'Stanco E Nudo' (a translation of the line "tired and naked" in the song). It was included as a bonus video on the DVD release of 'In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003'.
Track listings
All songs were written by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
'7-inch, cassette, and CD single'
#"Bittersweet Me" 4:06
#"Undertow" (live)1 5:05
'12-inch and CD maxi-single'
# "Bittersweet Me" 4:06
# "Undertow" (live)1 5:05
# "Wichita Lineman" (Webb) (live)2 3:18
# "New Test Leper" (live acoustic)3 5:29
Notes
1 Recorded at the Omni Theater, Atlanta, Georgia; November 18, 1995. Taken from the live performance video, 'Road Movie'.2 Recorded at The Woodlands, Houston, Texas; September 15, 1995.
3 Recorded at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington; April 19, 1996.
Personnel
* Bill Berry drums, tambourine
* Peter Buck guitar
* Mike Mills bass, organ, mellotron
* Michael Stipe vocals
* Scott McCaughey piano
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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