Find the River

"Find the River" is a 1993 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the sixth and final single from their eighth studio album Automatic for the People. It went to number 54 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in Iceland. It did not chart in the United States.

"Find the River"
Single by R.E.M.
from Automatic for the People"
B-side"Everybody Hurts" (live)
ReleasedNovember 29, 1993 (1993-11-29)[1]
Length3:49
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
""Nightswimming"
(1993)
Find the River ""What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
(1994)

Track listings

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

UK 7-inch and cassette single[2][3]

  1. "Find the River" – 3:49
  2. "Everybody Hurts" (live) – 5:32

UK CD single[4]

  1. "Find the River" – 3:49
  2. "Everybody Hurts" (live) – 5:32
  3. "Orange Crush" (instrumental) – 3:54

Note: "Everybody Hurts" was recorded at MTV Video Music Awards, Universal City, California, on September 2, 1993.

References

  1. "Single Releases". Music Week: 27. November 27, 1993. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-27.pdf. Retrieved June 24, 2021. 
  2. Find the River (UK 7-inch single sleeve). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1993. W0211. 
  3. Find the River (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1993. W0211C. 
  4. Find the River (UK CD single disc notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records. 1993. W0211CD.