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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = R.E.M.
| album = Monster
| B-side = "Bang and Blame" (instrumental version)
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| label = Warner Bros.
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| prev_title = Star 69
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Crush with Eyeliner
| next_year = 1995
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"'Bang and Blame'" is a song by American alternative rock group R.E.M. It was released as the second single from their ninth studio album, 'Monster' (1994), on October 31, 1994. The song was R.E.M.'s last to reach the top 40 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, peaking at number 19, and was also their last number-one single on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single reached number one in CanadaR.E.M.'s only single to do soand peaked inside the top 40 on the charts of Australia, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
"Bang and Blame" was not included on 'In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 19882003' and 'Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 19822011'.
Track listings
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.
'US 7-inch, cassette, and CD single'
# "Bang and Blame" 4:48
# "Bang and Blame" (instrumental version) 4:48
'UK 7-inch and cassette single'
# "Bang and Blame" (album version) 4:48
# "Bang and Blame" (K version) 4:58
'UK, European, Australian, and Japanese CD single'
# "Bang and Blame" (album version) 4:48
# "Losing My Religion" (live) 4:33
# "Country Feedback" (live) 4:12
# "Begin the Begin" (live) 3:26
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
In popular culture
"Bang and Blame" was featured in the 'Cold Case' episode "Blackout" as well as in the Danish mini-series "Charlot og Charlotte" by Ole Bornedal (director of "Nattevagten"/"The Night Watch"), the 'My Mad Fat Diary' episode "Not I" and the 'Melrose Place' episode "No Strings Attached". The song was also used in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley "The Alternative Polka" from his 1996 album 'Bad Hair Day'.
References
Category:1994 singles
Category:1994 songs
Category:Black-and-white music videos
Category:R.E.M. songs
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Bill Berry
Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Stipe
Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Mills
Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Buck
Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Litt
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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