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When the album version of the song finishes, an untitled instrumental featuring vibrato effects on the guitar amp and amplified slap bass techniques follows, lasting approximately thirty seconds from fade in to fade out. |
When the album version of the song finishes, an untitled instrumental featuring vibrato effects on the guitar amp and amplified slap bass techniques follows, lasting approximately thirty seconds from fade in to fade out. |
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The song was the most successful single by the band in America since 1991's "[[Shiny Happy People]]." Since "Bang and Blame" the band have not had a single that matched its success, however between 1987 and 1991 the band had several hits that were greater than the success of "Bang and Blame." |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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"Bang and Blame" is a song by the United States alternative rock group R.E.M. It was released as the second single from the album Monster in 1994. It is the last R.E.M. song to reach the top 40 in Billboard's Hot 100 chart to date, peaking at number 19, and also their last number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
When the album version of the song finishes, an untitled instrumental featuring vibrato effects on the guitar amp and amplified slap bass techniques follows, lasting approximately thirty seconds from fade in to fade out.
The song was the most successful single by the band in America since 1991's "Shiny Happy People." Since "Bang and Blame" the band have not had a single that matched its success, however between 1987 and 1991 the band had several hits that were greater than the success of "Bang and Blame."
Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.
12" and CD Maxi-Single
- "Bang and Blame" – 4:51
- "Losing My Religion" (live)1 – 5:24
- "Country Feedback" (live)1 – 5:03
- "Begin the Begin" (live)1 – 3:47
7", Cassette and CD Single
- "Bang and Blame" – 4:48
- "Bang and Blame" (instrumental version) – 4:48
Notes
1 Recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia; November 19, 1992. The performance, a benefit for Greenpeace, was recorded on a solar-powered mobile studio.
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 29 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 14 |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
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