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** In 2005, a CD+DVD-Audio reissue of the album was put out similarly to that for ''Reveal''. The DVD featured a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album by acclaimed audio engineer Elliot Scheiner, plus bonus video content consisting of the music videos for "Leaving New York" and "Aftermath", a making-of documentary, and a couple concert videos.

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** In 2005, a CD+DVD-Audio reissue of the The album was put out similarly given a two-disc reissue in 2005 along with every other album in the band's Warner Bros. catalogue up to that for ''Reveal''. The DVD point. Like those reissues, this one came with an expanded booklet and a DVD-A that featured the entire album done in a 5.1 1-channel surround sound mix (courtesy of the album by acclaimed audio engineer Elliot Scheiner, Scheiner), plus bonus video content consisting of the music videos for "Leaving New York" and "Aftermath", a making-of documentary, and a couple concert videos.

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* CutSong: A song titled "Magnetic North" was recorded during the sessions for this album, but ultimately was never finished. It would end up being released on the band's Christmas 2007 fanclub single, making it the last song from the [=Pat McCarthy=] era before the release of the Jacknife Lee-produced ''Music/{{Accelerate}}'' and ''Music/CollapseIntoNow'' (the former had already finished recording by Christmas 2007, but "Magnetic North" still featured [=McCarthy=] as producer).



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A song titled "Magnetic North" was recorded during the sessions for this album, but ultimately was never finished. It would end up being released on the band's Christmas 2007 fanclub single.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A song titled "Magnetic North" was recorded during The band attempted to flesh out the sessions ''Monster'' outtake "Black Sky" for inclusion on this album, album (having already included "Final Straw", developed from "Harlan County with Whistling"), but the idea ultimately was never finished. fell through for unknown reasons. It would instead end up being released on ''Music/{{Accelerate}}'' as "Until the band's Christmas 2007 fanclub single.Day Is Done".
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Despite his and the rest of the band's distaste towards the finished album as a whole, Michael Stipe listed "Electron Blue" as his favorite R.E.M. song in a 2005 BBC interview.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A song titled "Magnetic North" was recorded during the sessions for this album, but ultimately was never finished. It would end up being released on the band's Christmas 2007 fanclub single.
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** The limited edition release of the album included a series of fold-out posters by 14 different visual artists, each of whom provided an illustration for each song on the album, packaged alongside the CD in a mini LP-sized box.
** In 2005, a CD+DVD-Audio reissue of the album was put out similarly to that for ''Reveal''. The DVD featured a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album by acclaimed audio engineer Elliot Scheiner.

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** The limited edition release of the album included a series of fold-out posters by 14 different visual artists, each of whom provided an illustration for each song on the album, with the illustration on one side of each poster and the accompanying song's lyrics on the back. As there are only 13 songs on the album, the final poster is devoted to the album credits. All of this is packaged alongside the CD in a mini LP-sized box.
** In 2005, a CD+DVD-Audio reissue of the album was put out similarly to that for ''Reveal''. The DVD featured a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album by acclaimed audio engineer Elliot Scheiner.Scheiner, plus bonus video content consisting of the music videos for "Leaving New York" and "Aftermath", a making-of documentary, and a couple concert videos.
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* RefittedForSequel: "Final Straw" was based on a demo from the ''Music/{{Monster|REMAlbum}}'' sessions titled "Harlan County with Whistling".

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* RefittedForSequel: "Final Straw" was based on a demo from the ''Music/{{Monster|REMAlbum}}'' sessions titled "Harlan County with Whistling". Its completed form would first be released in 2003 before being remixed for this album.
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* RefittedForSequel: "Final Straw" was based on a demo from the ''Music/{{Monster|REMAlbum}}'' sessions titled "Harlan County with Whistling".
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* CreatorBacklash: The band heavily disowned the album in the years since its release, and its numbers quickly disappeared from setlists once ''Music/{{Accelerate}}'' released.
* CreatorBreakdown: The album's sound and tone were heavily informed by the burnout the band were facing after touring for the GreatestHitsAlbum ''In Time'' as well as by the depression they felt in the wake of 9/11 and the Iraq War.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Like ''Music/{{Reveal}}'', ''Around the Sun'' had two different cases of this trope in its release cycle:
** The limited edition release of the album included a series of fold-out posters by 14 different visual artists, each of whom provided an illustration for each song on the album, packaged alongside the CD in a mini LP-sized box.
** In 2005, a CD+DVD-Audio reissue of the album was put out similarly to that for ''Reveal''. The DVD featured a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album by acclaimed audio engineer Elliot Scheiner.
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