Automatic for the People

Automatic for the People is the eighth studio album by alternative rock band R.E.M. and was released on 5 October, 1992 through Warner Bros. Records. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and New Zealand and number 2 in the United States, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. It was ranked number 96 on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1994.

Automatic for the People
Studio album by R.E.M.
Released	October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)
Recorded	June 1991 – July 1992
Studio	Bearsville (Woodstock, New York) Criteria (Miami) John Keane (Athens, Georgia) Kingsway (New Orleans) Bosstown Recording (Atlanta)
Genre	Alternative rock baroque pop
Length	48:52
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Scott Litt R.E.M.
R.E.M. chronology
The Best of R.E.M. (1991) Automatic for the People (1992) The Automatic Box (1993)
Singles from Automatic for the People
"Drive" Released: September 21, 1992 "Man on the Moon" Released: November 9, 1992 "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" Released: February 1, 1993 "Everybody Hurts" Released: April 5, 1993 "Nightswimming" Released: July 12, 1993 "Find the River" Released: November 29, 1993

Original release

All songs written and composed by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, except where noted. 

'Drive' side
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drive"	4:31
2.	"Try Not to Breathe"	3:50
3.	"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"	4:06
4.	"Everybody Hurts"	5:17
5.	"New Orleans Instrumental No. 1"	2:13
6.	"Sweetness Follows"	4:19
Total length:		24:16

'Ride' side
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Monty Got a Raw Deal"	3:17
8.	"Ignoreland"	4:24
9.	"Star Me Kitten"	3:15
10.	"Man on the Moon"	5:13
11.	"Nightswimming"	4:16
12.	"Find the River"	3:50
Total length:		24:15 48:31

25th Anniversary Edition

In 2017, Craft Recordings and Concord Music Group released a 25th anniversary edition with exclusive demos, live songs and a blu-ray disc with music videos and a promotional video.

Live at the 40 Watt Club 11/19/92
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drive"	4:51
2.	"Monty Got a Raw Deal"	3:21
3.	"Everybody Hurts"	7:18
4.	"Man on the Moon"	6:27
5.	"Losing My Religion"	4:31
6.	"Country Feedback"	4:52
7.	"Begin the Begin"	3:27
8.	"Fall on Me"	3:34
9.	"Me in Honey"	4:06
10.	"Finest Worksong"	5:28
11.	"Love Is All Around"	3:23
12.	"Funtime"	2:16
13.	"Radio Free Europe"	4:39
Total length:		58:13

Demos
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drive"	4:43
2.	"Wake Her Up" ("The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" demo)	4:37
3.	"Mike's Pop Song"	4:33
4.	"C to D Slide 13" ("Man on the Moon" demo)	5:35
5.	"Cello Scud" ("Sweetness Follows" demo)	4:20
6.	"10K Minimal" ("Find the River" demo)	3:33
7.	"Peter's New Song"	3:15
8.	"Eastern 983111"	4:02
9.	"Bill's Acoustic"	2:53
10.	"Arabic Feedback" ("Christmas in Tunisia" demo)	4:55
11.	"Howler Monkey" ("Ignoreland" demo)	4:38
12.	"Pakiderm" ("New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" demo)	3:33
13.	"Afterthought" ("New Orleans Instrumental No. 2" demo)	3:56
14.	"Bazouki Song" ("Monty Got a Raw Deal" demo)	3:04
15.	"Photograph"	3:31
16.	"Michael's Organ" ("Everybody Hurts" demo)	4:32
17.	"Pete's Acoustic Idea"	1:05
18.	"6–8 Passion & Voc" ("Try Not to Breathe" demo)	3:45
19.	"Hey Love" (Mike Voc ("Star Me Kitten" demo))	3:02
20.	"Devil Rides Backwards"	5:16
Total length:		78:48

Blu-Ray bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drive" (music video, directed by Peter Care)	4:26
2.	"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" (music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake)	4:06
3.	"Everybody Hurts" (music video, directed by Jake Scott)	5:35
4.	"Man on the Moon" (music video, directed by Peter Care)	4:45
5.	"Nightswimming" (music video, UK version, directed by Jem Cohen)	4:21
6.	"Find the River" (music video, directed by Jodi Wille)	3:38
7.	"Nightswimming" (music video, R version, directed by Jem Cohen)	8:25
8.	"Automatic Press Kit" (1992 promotional video)	16:31
Total length:		51:47

Automatic For The People Media

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  A live version of "Drive" recorded at this 11/19/1992 show appears on Alternative NRG.