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On a somewhat darker note, this album is known for the fact that Music/KurtCobain of Music/{{Nirvana}} listened to it shortly before committing suicide in 1994, similarly to what Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot'' was to Music/JoyDivision frontman Ian Curtis back in 1980. Michael Stipe would later write "Let Me In" (off of the band's next album, ''[[Music/MonsterREMAlbum Monster]]'') in Cobain's memory.
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** The more subdued, acoustic sound mixed with string arrangements evokes the roots rock style of groups like Music/DireStraits that was still popular in the early 80's, as evidenced by the success of albums like ''Making Movies'' (1980) and ''Love Over Gold'' (1982) during that time.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Right before the last chorus of "Ignoreland", Michael is singing "I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this, so [[PrecisionFStrike fuck you]], man!" and in the instrumental transition towards the chorus is also heard mumbling "fuck 'em!". It's nowhere near as indecipherable as some of their more famous examples, but the processed vocals still can make it easy to go through the song and miss it.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Right before the last second chorus of "Ignoreland", Michael is singing "I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this, so [[PrecisionFStrike fuck you]], man!" and in the instrumental transition towards the chorus is also heard mumbling "fuck 'em!". It's nowhere near as indecipherable as some of their more famous examples, but the processed vocals still can make it easy to go through the song and miss it.
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** The DeliberatelyMonochrome cover, consisting of a gritty, stylized photograph and stark white text, seems evocative of the style of album art that was popular for AlternativeRock artists in the 1980's (particularly acts like Music/TheSmiths, Music/TenThousandManiacs, and R.E.M. themselves)
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** The DeliberatelyMonochrome cover, consisting of a gritty, stylized photograph and stark white text, seems evocative of the style of album art that was popular for AlternativeRock artists in the 1980's (particularly acts like Music/TheSmiths, Music/TenThousandManiacs, and R.E.M. themselves)themselves).
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* {{Retraux}}: The album seems to be designed as if it was released ten years before it actually was.
** The DeliberatelyMonochrome cover, consisting of a gritty, stylized photograph and stark white text, seems evocative of the style of album art that was popular for AlternativeRock artists in the 1980's (particularly acts like Music/TheSmiths, Music/TenThousandManiacs, and R.E.M. themselves)
** The spines on the album packaging mimic the style of CD releases from Creator/WarnerMusicGroup-affiliated labels in the 1980's, with centered, taller-than-wide, plain white text on a black background.
** The more subdued, acoustic sound mixed with string arrangements evokes the roots rock style of groups like Music/DireStraits that was still popular in the early 80's, as evidenced by the success of albums like ''Making Movies'' (1980) and ''Love Over Gold'' (1983) during that time.
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rock and roll.'']]
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Yep, they did it again on the vinyl version. The sides are labeled "Drive Side" and "Ride Side".
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. Starting production while ''Music/OutOfTime'', their previous effort, shot up the charts, the album shifts to a more acoustically-driven sound than previous works (featuring string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]) and takes a decidedly more dour tone than even ''Green'', with lyrics focusing on themes of mourning, morality, loss, nostalgia, and depression. The end result was R.E.M.'s biggest commercial success, selling over 18 million copies worldwide since its release and peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard charts.
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. Starting production while ''Music/OutOfTime'', their previous effort, shot up the charts, the album shifts to a more acoustically-driven sound than previous works (featuring string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]) and takes a decidedly more dour tone than even ''Green'', ''Music/{{Green}}'', with lyrics focusing on themes of mourning, morality, loss, nostalgia, and depression. The end result was R.E.M.'s biggest commercial success, selling over 18 million copies worldwide since its release and peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard charts.
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* ProtestSong: "Ignoreland", a humongous TakeThat at the Reagan administration.
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* SkinnyDipping: The subject of "Nightswimming".
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* RearrangeTheSong: The live version of "Try Not to Breathe" is somewhat faster and heavier, sounding more desperate and pained than the already-haunting studio version.
** "Drive" also sounded notably different live -- the studio version is again haunting and acoustic-based, whereas the live version they played at the time was faster, set to a funk rhythm, and featured distorted guitar. In later performances, they went back to approximating the studio arrangement though.
** "Drive" also sounded notably different live -- the studio version is again haunting and acoustic-based, whereas the live version they played at the time was faster, set to a funk rhythm, and featured distorted guitar. In later performances, they went back to approximating the studio arrangement though.
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** David Essex's "Rock On" is quoted in "Drive".
* TalkAboutTheWeather: "Find The River" is most hardcore fans' favorite REM song for this reason. The song seems to be the last words of a dying person who is at peace with their life and is telling their relatives not to worry. The music fits this, not being sad but being wistful and bittersweet. Essentially then the song is relaxing with a hint of melancholy, but is a tearjerker because it's so beautiful.
* TalkAboutTheWeather: "Find The River" is most hardcore fans' favorite REM song for this reason. The song seems to be the last words of a dying person who is at peace with their life and is telling their relatives not to worry. The music fits this, not being sad but being wistful and bittersweet. Essentially then the song is relaxing with a hint of melancholy, but is a tearjerker because it's so beautiful.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Than Music/OutOfTime.Compared to ''Music/OutOfTime'' and even all of their prior work, the songs on ''Automatic for the People'' are decidedly more dour and introspective.
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River", and had string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]. Although the album is seen as polarizing to some fans, critics have been more favorable: it was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and is currently at #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]]. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1994 Grammy Awards, but lost to Music/WhitneyHouston's soundtrack for ''Film/TheBodyguard''.
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started Starting production while Music/OutOfTime, ''Music/OutOfTime'', their previous effort, shot up the charts. It charts, the album shifts to a more acoustically-driven sound than previous works (featuring string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]) and takes a decidedly more dour tone than even ''Green'', with lyrics focusing on themes of mourning, morality, loss, nostalgia, and depression. The end result was R.E.M.'s biggest commercial success, selling over 18 million copies worldwide since its release and peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard charts.
''Automatic for the People'' was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find theRiver", and had string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]. River". Although the album is seen as polarizing to some fans, critics have been more favorable: it was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and is currently at #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]].lists]]; it's also a personal favorite of bandmates Peter Buck and Mike Mills, for what it's worth. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1994 Grammy Awards, but lost to Music/WhitneyHouston's soundtrack for ''Film/TheBodyguard''.
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River", and had string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]. Although the album is seen as polarizing to some fans, critics have been more favorable: it was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and is currently at #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]]. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1994 Grammy Awards, but lost to Music/WhitneyHouston's ''Music/TheBodyguard''.
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River", and had string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]. Although the album is seen as polarizing to some fans, critics have been more favorable: it was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and is currently at #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]].
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River", and had string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]. Although the album is seen as [[BaseBreaker polarizing]] polarizing to some fans, critics have been more favorable: it was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and is currently at #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]].
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River", and had string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]. It is not only regarded as R.E.M.'s best album on this very wiki, but also was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]].
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River", and had string arrangements by [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]]. It is not only regarded as R.E.M.'s best Although the album on this very wiki, but also is seen as [[BaseBreaker polarizing]] to some fans, critics have been more favorable: it was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and is currently at #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]].
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** "Man on the Moon" was written in memory of Creator/AndyKaufman (and became so associated with him that... well, see TitledAfterTheSongbelow).below).
** "Automatic for the people" is the slogan of Athens, GA eatery Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods, which the band are fans of.
** "Man on the Moon" was written in memory of Creator/AndyKaufman (and became so associated with him that... well, see TitledAfterTheSong
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* AnAesop: The message of "Everybody Hurts" is "Don't kill yourself."
* BookEnds: "Monty Got A Raw Deal" begins and ends with the line "Monty, this seems strange to me".
* CensoredTitle: "Star Me Kitten". The song actually says "Fuck Me Kitten", which was in fact its ''second'' title[[note]]its first was "Hey Love"[[/note]], before Creator/MegRyan (who was filming ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle'' in... well, Seattle, where the band recorded part of ''Automatic for the People'') convinced Stipe to change it, saying that where she'd grown up, if such a PrecisionFStrike appeared on any album, it wouldn't have been put on shelves (or at least would've gotten a "Parental Advisory" label).
* ConceptAlbum: Loosely; several of the songs are about death in some way or another.
* ContinuityNod: "The Great Beyond" features the lines "Here's a little agit for the never-believer/Here's a little ghost for the offering" as a CallBack to "Man on the Moon", where those lines are originally from.
* {{Corpsing}}: In "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" after the line "...and a reading from Creator/DrSeuss", as he apparently [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY couldn't pronounce the name right]], saying "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Zeus]]" instead of "Seuss."
* DarkerAndEdgier: Than Music/OutOfTime.
* DrivenToSuicide: "Try Not to Breathe" may or may not be about this.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Right before the last chorus of "Ignoreland", Michael is singing "I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this, so [[PrecisionFStrike fuck you]], man!" and in the instrumental transition towards the chorus is also heard mumbling "fuck 'em!". It's nowhere near as indecipherable as some of their more famous examples, but the processed vocals still can make it easy to go through the song and miss it.
* GratuitousPanning: The main guitar line of "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" is panned entirely to one side. There's also a weird, mechanical, tribal percussion part in "Monty Got a Raw Deal" panned entirely to one side. It's only really audible if you're listening carefully, though.
* IndecipherableLyrics: Good luck understanding the chorus to "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", since Stipe manages to [[MotorMouth compress the entire sentence into one second]].
-->Callmewhenytrytawake her up!
* IntercourseWithYou: "[[strike:Fuck]] Star Me Kitten".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin New Orleans Instrumental No. 1]]".
* IronicNurseryTune: "Drive."
* JustJokingJustification: From "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite":
-->''Tell her she can kiss my ass\\
Then laugh and say that you were only kidding\\
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* LampshadeHanging: The final verse of the anti-Reagan ProtestSong "Ignoreland" includes the lines "I know that this is vitriol, no solution, spleen-venting/But I feel better having screamed, don't you?"
* LyricalDissonance: "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite." It seems like a fun song, but it's actually about dying in your sleep. Or suicide, depending on who you ask.
* NonAppearingTitle: "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", though it comes close twice.
* NothingLeftToDoButDie: "Try Not to Breathe" appears to be written from the perspective of someone in this frame of mind.
* PepTalkSong: [[WordOfGod Mike Mills said]] that the message of "Drive" was for kids to take charge of their own lives.
* PrecisionFStrike: "Star Me Kitten" and "Ignoreland" both drop the F-bomb.
* ProtestSong: "Ignoreland", a humongous TakeThat at the Reagan administration.
* SequelSong: "New Orleans Instrumental No. 2" to "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1".
* ShoutOut: "Man on the Moon" was written in memory of Creator/AndyKaufman (and became so associated with him that... well, see TitledAfterTheSong below).
* TitledAfterTheSong: "Man on the Moon" not only became the title of, and was used in, an Creator/AndyKaufman {{Biopic}}, but R.E.M. provided the movie's instrumental underscore and a new song, "The Great Beyond".
* UnusualEuphemism: "Star Me Kitten"
* YouAreNotAlone: "Everybody Hurts."
-->So if you feel like you're alone... No. No. No. You are not alone.
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* AnAesop: The message of "Everybody Hurts" is "Don't kill yourself."
* BookEnds: "Monty Got A Raw Deal" begins and ends with the line "Monty, this seems strange to me".
* CensoredTitle: "Star Me Kitten". The song actually says "Fuck Me Kitten", which was in fact its ''second'' title[[note]]its first was "Hey Love"[[/note]], before Creator/MegRyan (who was filming ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle'' in... well, Seattle, where the band recorded part of ''Automatic for the People'') convinced Stipe to change it, saying that where she'd grown up, if such a PrecisionFStrike appeared on any album, it wouldn't have been put on shelves (or at least would've gotten a "Parental Advisory" label).
* ConceptAlbum: Loosely; several of the songs are about death in some way or another.
* ContinuityNod: "The Great Beyond" features the lines "Here's a little agit for the never-believer/Here's a little ghost for the offering" as a CallBack to "Man on the Moon", where those lines are originally from.
* {{Corpsing}}: In "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" after the line "...and a reading from Creator/DrSeuss", as he apparently [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY couldn't pronounce the name right]], saying "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Zeus]]" instead of "Seuss."
* DarkerAndEdgier: Than Music/OutOfTime.
* DrivenToSuicide: "Try Not to Breathe" may or may not be about this.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Right before the last chorus of "Ignoreland", Michael is singing "I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this, so [[PrecisionFStrike fuck you]], man!" and in the instrumental transition towards the chorus is also heard mumbling "fuck 'em!". It's nowhere near as indecipherable as some of their more famous examples, but the processed vocals still can make it easy to go through the song and miss it.
* GratuitousPanning: The main guitar line of "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" is panned entirely to one side. There's also a weird, mechanical, tribal percussion part in "Monty Got a Raw Deal" panned entirely to one side. It's only really audible if you're listening carefully, though.
* IndecipherableLyrics: Good luck understanding the chorus to "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", since Stipe manages to [[MotorMouth compress the entire sentence into one second]].
-->Callmewhenytrytawake her up!
* IntercourseWithYou: "[[strike:Fuck]] Star Me Kitten".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin New Orleans Instrumental No. 1]]".
* IronicNurseryTune: "Drive."
* JustJokingJustification: From "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite":
-->''Tell her she can kiss my ass\\
Then laugh and say that you were only kidding\\
[[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay That way she'll know that it's really really really really me, me]]\\
* LampshadeHanging: The final verse of the anti-Reagan ProtestSong "Ignoreland" includes the lines "I know that this is vitriol, no solution, spleen-venting/But I feel better having screamed, don't you?"
* LyricalDissonance: "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite." It seems like a fun song, but it's actually about dying in your sleep. Or suicide, depending on who you ask.
* NonAppearingTitle: "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", though it comes close twice.
* NothingLeftToDoButDie: "Try Not to Breathe" appears to be written from the perspective of someone in this frame of mind.
* PepTalkSong: [[WordOfGod Mike Mills said]] that the message of "Drive" was for kids to take charge of their own lives.
* PrecisionFStrike: "Star Me Kitten" and "Ignoreland" both drop the F-bomb.
* ProtestSong: "Ignoreland", a humongous TakeThat at the Reagan administration.
* SequelSong: "New Orleans Instrumental No. 2" to "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1".
* ShoutOut: "Man on the Moon" was written in memory of Creator/AndyKaufman (and became so associated with him that... well, see TitledAfterTheSong below).
* TitledAfterTheSong: "Man on the Moon" not only became the title of, and was used in, an Creator/AndyKaufman {{Biopic}}, but R.E.M. provided the movie's instrumental underscore and a new song, "The Great Beyond".
* UnusualEuphemism: "Star Me Kitten"
* YouAreNotAlone: "Everybody Hurts."
-->So if you feel like you're alone... No. No. No. You are not alone.
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River". It is not only regarded as R.E.M.'s best album on this very wiki, but also was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicTopAlbumsEver compilation of critics' lists]].
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River". It is not only regarded as R.E.M.'s best album on this very wiki, but also was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicTopAlbumsEver [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of critics' lists]].
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''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River". It is not only regarded as R.E.M.'s best album on this very wiki, but also was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicTopAlbumsEver compilation of critics' lists]].
!!Tracklist:
[[AC:Drive Side]]
# "Drive" (4:31)
# "Try Not to Breathe" (3:50)
# "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight" (4:06)
# "Everybody Hurts" (5:17)
# "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" (2:13)
# "Sweetness Follows" (4:19"
[[AC:Ride Side]]
# "Monty Got a Raw Deal" (3:17)
# "Ignoreland" (4:24)
# "Star Me Kitten" (3:15)
# "Man on the Moon" (5:13)
# "Nightswimming" (4:16)
# "Find the River" (3:50)
!!Everybody Tropes Sometimes:
[[caption-width-right:350:''Now Andy did you hear about this one?/Tell me are you locked in the punch?/Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby/Hey baby, are we losing touch?]]
''Automatic for the People'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{REM}}, released on October 5, 1992. It started production while Music/OutOfTime, their previous effort, shot up the charts. It was backed by six singles; "Drive", "Man on the Moon", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming", and "Find the River". It is not only regarded as R.E.M.'s best album on this very wiki, but also was ranked at #249 on Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list, #65 on Magazine/{{NME}}'s [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime similar list]], and #42 on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicTopAlbumsEver compilation of critics' lists]].
!!Tracklist:
[[AC:Drive Side]]
# "Drive" (4:31)
# "Try Not to Breathe" (3:50)
# "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight" (4:06)
# "Everybody Hurts" (5:17)
# "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" (2:13)
# "Sweetness Follows" (4:19"
[[AC:Ride Side]]
# "Monty Got a Raw Deal" (3:17)
# "Ignoreland" (4:24)
# "Star Me Kitten" (3:15)
# "Man on the Moon" (5:13)
# "Nightswimming" (4:16)
# "Find the River" (3:50)
!!Everybody Tropes Sometimes:
