Radio Free Europe (song)
"Radio Free Europe" is a debut single from alternative rock band R.E.M. and was released on 8 July, 1981.
| "Radio Free Europe" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from " | ||||
| B-side | "Sitting Still" | |||
| Released | July 8, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Drive-In Studios, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Hib-Tone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mitch Easter | |||
| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||||
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Re-recording and I.R.S. single release
| "Radio Free Europe" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from Murmur" | ||||
| B-side | "There She Goes Again" | |||
| Released | July 8, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | January 6 – February 23, 1983 | |||
| Studio | Reflection Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Don Dixon, Mitch Easter | |||
| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||||
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| "Radio Free Europe" at YouTube | ||||
"Radio Free Europe" was re-released in 1983 and taken from their debut studio album Murmur. It went to number 78 in the United States.
References
- ↑ Black, Johnny (2004). Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-87930-776-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chadwick, Justin (September 7, 2017). "100 Most Dynamic Debut Albums: R.E.M.'s 'Murmur' (1983)". Albumism.
