The Great Beyond
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"The Great Beyond" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., written for the 1999 film Man on the Moon. It was released as a single the same year for support of the film's soundtrack album. On the soundtrack, there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track; meanwhile, the single version is a radio edit, with the bridge omitted.
"The Great Beyond" reached number three on the
Background and content
According to the book Perfect Circle: The Story of R.E.M., the band employed their then-usual live musicians when recording the song: "To record the single, the group convened at John Keane's. Joey Waronker was brought in on drums; Scott McCaughey and Ken Stringfellow were each invited to take part; Pat McCarthy returned to the producer's chair."
In the unedited version, at 4:09 and at 4:26, the listener can hear
Music video
The song's video was directed by
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. All live track were recorded on June 25, 1999, at the Glastonbury Festival.
- UK cassette single[6]
- "The Great Beyond" (edit)
- "Man on the Moon" (live at Glastonbury)
- US maxi-CD single[7]
- Japanese CD single[8]
- "The Great Beyond" (edit)
- "The One I Love" (live at Glastonbury)
- "Everybody Hurts" (live at Glastonbury)
- "Man on the Moon" (live at Glastonbury)
- UK and European CD single[9]
- "The Great Beyond" (radio edit) – 4:13
- "Everybody Hurts" (live from Glastonbury) – 6:21
- "The One I Love" (live from Glastonbury) – 3:10
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United States | November 8, 1999 |
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November 9, 1999 |
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December 7, 1999 | Contemporary hit radio | [38] | ||
Canada | December 21, 1999 | CD | [39] | |
United Kingdom | January 24, 2000 |
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Japan | January 26, 2000 | CD | Warner Bros. | [41] |
Other versions
In June 2003, Michael Stipe sang an
References
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