Crush with Eyeliner

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"Crush with Eyeliner"
R.E.M. - Crush with Eyeliner.jpg
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Monster
B-side"Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental version)
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1995 (1995-01-23)[1]
Genre
Length4:39
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Strange Currencies"
(1995) 		"Crush with Eyeliner"
(1995) 		"Tongue"
(1995)

"Crush with Eyeliner" is a song by R.E.M., released as the fourth single from their ninth studio album, Monster (1994). Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore provides background vocals. Michael Stipe claims the song was inspired by the band New York Dolls, who, in his opinion, "knew how to exaggerate a song, to make it sound really sleazy and over the top." This was also one of the first songs that surfaced from Stipe after the writer's block that hounded him after the death of his friend, actor River Phoenix.[7]

Released in the United Kingdom on January 23, 1995, the song reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was issued in other territories later in the year, peaking at number four in Iceland, number 28 in Canada, and number 13 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. The single's video, directed by Spike Jonze, shows a group of Japanese youths dancing and miming to the track at a party, while the band are shown briefly, looking on. It is available on the music video compilation Parallel.

Track listings[]

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

US CD and 12-inch single, UK and Australian CD single[8][9][10][11]

  1. "Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:39
  2. "Fall on Me" (live) – 3:23
  3. "Me in Honey" (live) – 4:18
  4. "Finest Worksong" (live) – 4:10

UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch single[12][13]

  1. "Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:39
  2. "Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental) – 4:39
  • All 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.

Charts[]

References[]

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  7. ^ Black, Johnny (2004). Reveal: The Story of R.E.M.. London: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-776-5.
  8. ^ Crush with Eyeliner (US CD single disc notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1995. 9 41904-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Crush with Eyeliner (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1995. 9 41904-0.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Crush with Eyeliner (UK CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1995. W0281CD.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Crush with Eyeliner (Australian CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1995. 9362419042.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Crush with Eyeliner (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1995. W0281C.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Crush with Eyeliner (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1995. W0281 X.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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  17. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 7. February 18, 1995. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.2 '95 – 10.2 '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 4, 1995. p. 20. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crush with Eyeliner". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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  24. ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  25. ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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