Aftermath (R.E.M. song)

Song by R.E.M.

"Aftermath"

Single by R.E.M.
from the album  Around the Sun
Released| November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)
Length| 3:53
Label| Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)|

* Peter Buck
* Mike Mills
* Michael Stipe

Producer(s)|

* Pat McCarthy
* R.E.M.

R.E.M. singles chronology
| "Leaving New York"
(2004)  | "Aftermath"
(2004)  | "Electron Blue"
(2005)

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"Aftermath" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the second single from their 13th studio album, Around the Sun (2004), on November 29, 2004.

Upon it release, "Aftermath" peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. The single also charted in the Netherlands and Sweden, peaking at numbers 44 and 59, respectively. Its music video, directed by Blue Leach and Peter Care, was filmed in several different locations, including the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Francisco and the London Eye.

## Track listing

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* UK CD1[1]

1. "Aftermath" – 3:53
2. "High Speed Train" (live in Athens, GA – rehearsals, 2004) – 4:59

* UK CD2[2]

1. "Aftermath"
2. "So Fast, So Numb" (live in Athens, GA – rehearsals, 2004)
3. "All the Right Friends" (live in Athens, GA – rehearsals, 2004)

## Charts

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Chart (2004)  | Peak
position

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Germany (GfK)[3] | 78
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 59
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 41
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 15

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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United Kingdom  | November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29) | CD  | Warner Bros. | [8]
United States  | December 6, 2004 (2004-12-6) | Triple A radio | [9]

## References

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1. ^ Aftermath (UK CD1 liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. W658CD1, 5439 16145 2.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. ^ Aftermath (UK CD2 liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. W658CD2, 9362 42770 2.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ "R.E.M. – Aftermath" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
4. ^ "R.E.M. – Aftermath" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
5. ^ "R.E.M. – Aftermath". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
7. ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
8. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 27, 2004. p. 23.
9. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1584\. December 3, 2004. p. 21. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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R.E.M.

* Bill Berry
* Peter Buck
* Mike Mills
* Michael Stipe

* Bertis Downs
* Jefferson Holt

Studio albums|

* Murmur
* Reckoning
* Fables of the Reconstruction
* Lifes Rich Pageant
* Document
* Green
* Out of Time
* Automatic for the People
* Monster
* New Adventures in Hi-Fi
* Up
* Reveal
* Around the Sun
* Accelerate
* Collapse into Now

Live albums|

* R.E.M. Live
* Live at The Olympia
* Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
* R.E.M. at the BBC
* Live at the Borderline 1991

Compilations|

* Dead Letter Office
* Eponymous
* The Best of R.E.M.
* The Automatic Box
* Singles Collected
* In the Attic
* In Time
* iTunes Originals
* And I Feel Fine
* Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011
* Complete Rarities (I.R.S. · WB)
* 7IN—83–88

EPs|

* Chronic Town
* Not Bad for No Tour
* Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes
* Live from London
* Reckoning Songs from The Olympia

Other albums|

* Man on the Moon
* r.e.m.IX

Singles|

* "Radio Free Europe"
* "Talk About the Passion"
* "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"
* "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
* "Cant Get There from Here"
* "Driver 8"
* "Wendell Gee"
* "Fall on Me"
* "Superman"
* "The One I Love"
* "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
* "Finest Worksong"
* "Orange Crush"
* "Stand"
* "Pop Song 89"
* "Get Up"
* "Losing My Religion"
* "Shiny Happy People"
* "Near Wild Heaven"
* "Radio Song"
* "Drive"
* "Man on the Moon"
* "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
* "Everybody Hurts"
* "Nightswimming"
* "Find the River"
* "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
* "Bang and Blame"
* "Crush with Eyeliner"
* "Strange Currencies"
* "Tongue"
* "E-Bow the Letter"
* "Bittersweet Me"
* "Electrolite"
* "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
* "Daysleeper"
* "Lotus"
* "At My Most Beautiful"
* "Suspicion"
* "The Great Beyond"
* "Imitation of Life"
* "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)"
* "I'll Take the Rain"
* "Bad Day"
* "Animal"
* "Leaving New York"
* "Aftermath"
* "Electron Blue"
* "Wanderlust"
* "#9 Dream"
* "Supernatural Superserious"
* "Hollow Man"
* "Man-Sized Wreath"
* "Until the Day Is Done"
* "Mine Smell Like Honey"
* "Überlin"
* "Oh My Heart"
* "We All Go Back to Where We Belong"

Other songs|

* "Sitting Still"
* "Gardening at Night"
* "Perfect Circle"
* "Pretty Persuasion"
* "7 Chinese Bros."
* "Begin the Begin"
* "Cuyahoga"
* "Ages of You"
* "Turn You Inside-Out"
* "Texarkana"
* "Country Feedback"
* "First We Take Manhattan"
* "Ignoreland"
* "Dark Globe"
* "Star 69"
* "New Test Leper"
* "All the Right Friends"
* "Out in the Country"

Videos|

* Succumbs
* Tourfilm
* Pop Screen
* This Film Is On
* Parallel
* Road Movie
* In View
* Perfect Square
* When the Light Is Mine
* R.E.M. Live
* Live from Austin, TX
* REMTV

Support and
side projects|

* Nathan December
* Buren Fowler
* Peter Holsapple
* Barrett Martin
* Scott McCaughey
* Bill Rieflin
* Ken Stringfellow
* Joey Waronker
* The Baseball Project
* Filthy Friends
* Hindu Love Gods
* The Minus 5
* Tanzplagen
* Tuatara
* Tired Pony

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of songs
* Awards
* Tours
* 170 College Avenue
* Peter Buck
* Athens Andover
* "I Belong to You"
* Hib-Tone
* Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M.
* Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic for the People

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