Bang and Blame

"Bang and Blame" is a 1994 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the second single from their ninth studio album Monster. It topped the single charts in Canada and went to the top 40 in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

"Bang and Blame"
Single by R.E.M.
from Monster"
B-side"Bang and Blame" (instrumental version)
ReleasedOctober 31, 1994 (1994-10-31)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:30 (album without short interlude)
  • 4:51 (single edit)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
""Star 69"
(1994)
Bang and Blame ""Crush with Eyeliner"
(1995)

Track listings

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.

  1. "Bang and Blame" – 4:48
  2. "Bang and Blame" (instrumental version) – 4:48
  • UK 7-inch and cassette single[6][7]
  1. "Bang and Blame" (album version) – 4:48
  2. "Bang and Blame" (K version) – 4:58

  • UK, European, Australian, and Japanese CD single[8][9][10]
  1. "Bang and Blame" (album version) – 4:48
  2. "Losing My Religion" (live) – 4:33
  3. "Country Feedback" (live) – 4:12
  4. "Begin the Begin" (live) – 3:26

Live tracks were recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia, on November 19, 1992. The performance, a benefit for Greenpeace, was recorded on a solar-powered mobile studio.

References

  1. "Single Releases". Music Week: 23. October 29, 1994. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-29.pdf. Retrieved June 23, 2021. 
  2. "ALBUMS". R.E.M.Hq. December 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. Bang and Blame (US 7-inch vinyl disc). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 7-17994. 
  4. Bang and Blame (US cassette single cassette notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 4-17994. 
  5. Bang and Blame (US CD single disc notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 9 17994-2. 
  6. Bang and Blame (UK 7-inch vinyl sleeve). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0275. 
  7. Bang and Blame (UK cassette single cassette notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0275C. 
  8. Bang and Blame (UK & European CD single disc notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0275CD. 
  9. Bang and Blame (Australian CD single liner notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 9362418572. 
  10. Bang and Blame (Japanese CD single liner notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1995. WPCR-163.