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About This Track
“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.
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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spacefaceinfurs wrote:
incredibly beautiful (and why the hell is this not on their new best-of??)
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blue_bell_knoll wrote:
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DirtyMidnighter wrote:
cant believe this is not on the upcoming best-of compilation, seeing as how it is probably their best song
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pressuredrop wrote:
Absolutely fantastic song, but a horrible choice for the first single.
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ewawalas118 wrote:
.......:(
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intheluminol wrote:
so good... patti adds the perfect extra touch. we will miss you guys....
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thekillingspree wrote:
My favourite <3 Farewell, boys!
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Lesrob15862 wrote:
One of the best R.E.M songs ever
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Zaschonfeld wrote:
Best R.E.M. song?
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imaparade wrote:
same here.
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BluberyNights wrote:
One of my favourite song ever
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PeeWee88 wrote:
pure poetry
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MissLilith wrote:
So beautiful and powerful... definitely my favorite of them.
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Hetfield55 wrote:
OMG this is so good - sends shivers down my spine. Genius.
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ChrisCappello wrote:
seconal spanish fly absinthe cherry flavored neck and color i can smell the sorrow on your breath
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Loud-Quiet-Loud wrote:
Reminds me why I love music.
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seannyboy76 wrote:
Patti Smith's vocals give me shivers, adds to the song, love it
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glowkitten wrote:
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.
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satsche wrote:
i like the combination of Stipe / Smith; great song indeed
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Ljesnjak wrote:
greatest song ever written.
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