The Great Beyond

"The Great Beyond" is a 1999 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and taken from the 1999 movie Man on the Moon. It went to number 3 in the United Kingdom, number 1 in Scotland and also went to the top 20 in Iceland, Ireland, Italy and Norway. It also went to number 57 in the United States. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000.

"The Great Beyond"
Single by R.E.M.
from Man on the Moon (Music from the Motion Picture)"
B-side
ReleasedNovember 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length
  • 5:06 (album version)
  • 4:14 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pat McCarthy
R.E.M. singles chronology
""Suspicion"
(1999)
The Great Beyond ""Imitation of Life"
(2001)
"The Great Beyond" at YouTube

Track listings

All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, except for "The Great Beyond", written by Buck, Mills, and Stipe.

UK cassette single[5]
  1. "The Great Beyond" (edit)
  2. "Man on the Moon" (live at Glastonbury)
  • US maxi-CD single[6]
  1. "The Great Beyond" (edit)
  2. "The One I Love" (live at Glastonbury)
  3. "Everybody Hurts" (live at Glastonbury)
  4. "Man on the Moon" (live at Glastonbury)
  • UK and European CD single[7]
  1. "The Great Beyond" (radio edit) – 4:13
  2. "Everybody Hurts" (live from Glastonbury) – 6:21
  3. "The One I Love" (live from Glastonbury) – 3:10

References

  1. The 50 best pop songs written for movies. 18 December 2017. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/best-pop-songs-written-movies/42-great-beyond-rem/. 
  2. The Great Beyond (US CD single liner notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 2000. 9 16888-2. 
  3. The Great Beyond (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 1999. 7-16888. 
  4. The Great Beyond (US cassette single sleeve). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 1999. 9 16888-4. 
  5. The Great Beyond (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 2000. W516C. 
  6. The Great Beyond (US maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 1999. 9 44816-2. 
  7. The Great Beyond (UK & European CD single liner notes). R.E.M.. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 2000. W516CD.