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  1. Automatic for the People is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released by Warner Bros. Records on October 5, 1992, in the United Kingdom and Europe, and on the following day in the United States.

  2. Oct 5, 1992 · The eighth studio album from R.E.M., Automatic for the People went on to sell 18 million copies globally after its release in October 1992. Peter Buck, the band’s guitarist, said the album...

  3. Nov 14, 2017 · In 1992, R.E.M. were the biggest, most important rock band in America. This reissue of their multi-platinum smash, 25 years later, highlights a brooding, transitional album that...

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    • 's 'Nightswimming' Video. The one exception to the music-then-lyrics operating procedure was “Nightswimming,” which originated with Stipe’s poetry about the remembrance (and passing) of youth.
    • 's 'Man on the Moon' Video. The twangy, mid-tempo sing-along “Man on the Moon” might be the album’s focal point, combining most of these themes, including references to childhood favorites (“Let’s play Twister, let’s play Risk”), questions about the reality of what is presented on a screen (“If you believed … ”) and notions of immortality, whether actual or imagined.
    • 's 'Find the River' Video. But R.E.M.’ s most hopeful moment on the album is “Everybody Hurts,” which slices through years of murmured Stipe vocals to channel a clear idea: “No, no, no – you’re not alone.”
    • 's 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight' Video. “John Paul Jones really added an extra element to this record that the last one didn’t have, even though it had strings,” Berry said in a promotional video.
  4. Oct 6, 2022 · R.E.M. had become rock royalty by the dawn of the '90s, and they kept their hot streak going with their eighth album, Automatic for the People. The LP peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200,...

  5. Oct 29, 1992 · A 1992 article from Rolling Stone that praises the band's darker and more complex music on their sixth studio album. The review highlights the themes of memory, loss, yearning and mortality, as well as the musical diversity and beauty of the songs.

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