Cant Get There from Here

"Cant Get There from Here" is a 1985 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the leading single from their third studio album Fables of the Reconstruction. It went to number 90 in Canada and charted lowly in the United States.

"Cant Get There from Here"
Single by R.E.M.
from Fables of the Reconstruction"
B-side"Bandwagon"
ReleasedJune 1985 (1985-06)
Recorded1985
Genre
Length3:39
LabelIRS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joe Boyd
R.E.M. singles chronology
""(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
(1984)
Cant Get There from Here ""Driver 8"
(1985)
"Cant Get There from Here" at YouTube

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, "Bandwagon" is co-written by Michael's sister, Lynda Stipe.

7": IRS / IRM 102 (UK)

  1. "Can't Get There from Here" (Edit) – 3:12
  2. "Bandwagon" – 2:15

12": IRS / IRT 102 (US)

  1. "Can't Get There from Here" (Extended Mix) * – 3:39
  2. "Bandwagon" – 2:15
  3. "Burning Hell" – 3:49
  • "Extended Mix" identical to album version

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 - R.E.M. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fables of the Reconstruction - R.E.M. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. "ALBUMS". R.E.M. HQ. 2011-12-18. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.