Crush with Eyeliner
"Crush with Eyeliner" | ||||
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Single by R.E.M. | ||||
from the album Monster | ||||
B-side | "Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental version) | |||
Released | January 23, 1995[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:39 | |||
Warner Bros. | ||||
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R.E.M. singles chronology | ||||
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"Crush with Eyeliner" is a song by American rock band
Released in the United Kingdom on January 23, 1995, the song reached number 23 on the
Critical reception
Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel noted that on the "swaggering" "Crush with Eyeliner", Michael Stipe's "come-on is more self-assured and humorous."[7] Andrew Mueller from Melody Maker wrote, "Thurston Moore makes a few ludicrous mutterings, but, not for the last time, Stipe's vocal is the revelation. He's never sounded so wasted, snarling a fascinated/revolted paean to a past-midnight myth who might have wandered in from "Walk on the Wild Side"."[8] Another Melody Maker editor, Holly Hernandez, called it "a studied repercussion, glancing off the sides of their previous perfect pop."[9]
Keith Cameron from
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[14][15][16][17]
- "Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:39
- "Fall on Me" (live) – 3:23
- "Me in Honey" (live) – 4:18
- "Finest Worksong" (live) – 4:10
UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch single[18][19]
- "Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:39
- "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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | January 23, 1995 |
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Warner Bros.
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Japan | March 25, 1995 | CD | [32] | |
United States | July 17, 1995 | Alternative radio
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References
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- ^ Peacock, Tim (September 27, 2020). "Monster: How R.E.M. Unleashed Their Inner Rock'n'Roll Beast". uDiscover Music. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "ALBUMS". R.E.M.Hq. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ISBN 0-87930-776-5.
- ^ Campbell, Chuck (October 7, 1994). "R.E.M. Rocks Anew On Heady 'Monster'". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ^ Mueller, Andrew (October 1, 1994). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 37. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Hernandez, Holly (January 28, 1995). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 31. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- NME. p. 47. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- NME. p. 50. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Paul (December 29, 1994-January 12, 1995). "The year in recordings". Rolling Stone. Issue 698/699.
- ^ Hampton, Howard (November 1994). "Spins". Spin. p. 91. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- Warner Bros. Records. 1995. 9 41904-2.)
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.
- ^ "R.E.M. – Crush with Eyeliner" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8531." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 7. February 18, 1995. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.2 '95 – 10.2 '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 4, 1995. p. 20. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crush with Eyeliner". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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- ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "クラッシュ・ウィズ・アイライナー | R.E.M." [Crush with Eyeliner | R.E.M.] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "New Music for July". Radio & Records. No. 1101. June 30, 1995. p. 71.