R.E.M.E-Bow The Letter (5:23)

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“E-Bow the Letter” is the first single from R.E.M.’s tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi. It was released in August 1996 just weeks before the album’s release. During the same month, R.E.M. signed its then record-breaking five-album contract with Warner Bros. Records. Although it peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest any R.E.M. song charted in the UK until “The Great Beyond” in 2000, the song fared less well in the United States, reaching only #49 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Patti Smith sings guest backing vocals on this song.

“E-Bow the Letter” was ranked number 21 on NME magazine’s list of the “Singles of the Year”. In 2003, song was placed on R.E.M.’s compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.
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  • In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
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  • Gold
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  • New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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  • corky64

    Classic....<3

    last month
  • straysongs

    love the rambling prose

    March 2012
  • spacefaceinfurs

    incredibly beautiful (and why the hell is this not on their new best-of??)

    January 2012
  • blue_bell_knoll

    Пааааааааааааааатттиииииииииииииииииииииииииииииии

    November 2011
  • DirtyMidnighter

    cant believe this is not on the upcoming best-of compilation, seeing as how it is probably their best song

    October 2011
  • pressuredrop

    Absolutely fantastic song, but a horrible choice for the first single.

    October 2011
  • ewawalas118

    .......:(

    September 2011
  • intheluminol

    so good... patti adds the perfect extra touch. we will miss you guys....

    September 2011
  • thekillingspree

    My favourite <3 Farewell, boys!

    September 2011
  • Lesrob15862

    One of the best R.E.M songs ever

    September 2011
  • Zaschonfeld

    Best R.E.M. song?

    July 2011
  • imaparade

    same here.

    July 2011
  • BluberyNights

    One of my favourite song ever

    May 2011
  • PeeWee88

    pure poetry

    April 2011
  • MissLilith

    So beautiful and powerful... definitely my favorite of them.

    April 2011
  • Hetfield55

    OMG this is so good - sends shivers down my spine. Genius.

    March 2011
  • ChrisCappello

    seconal spanish fly absinthe cherry flavored neck and color i can smell the sorrow on your breath

    February 2011
  • Loud-Quiet-Loud

    Reminds me why I love music.

    December 2010
  • seannyboy76

    Patti Smith's vocals give me shivers, adds to the song, love it

    November 2010
  • glowkitten

    This was always a favorite song of mine and I've never been much of an REM fan. But I always loved this song. Interesting to hear what it was about, since I always wondered.

    November 2010
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