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Encyclopedia > Bad Day (R.E.M. song)
"Bad Day"
Single cover
Single by R.E.M.
from the album In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
Released October 2003
Format CD and DVD
Recorded 1986 (PSA), 2003
Genre College rock
Length 3:57
Label Warner Brothers Records
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Pat McCarthy, R.E.M.
Certification {{{Certification}}}
Chart positions
R.E.M. singles chronology
"I'll Take the Rain"
(2001)
"Bad Day"
(2003)
"Animal"
(2003)

Bad Day is a single released by R.E.M.. It was a new song for R.E.M.'s Warner Brothers Records "best of" album, In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003, and was released as a single in support of the album. In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 is an compilation album released by the band R.E.M. It was released in 2003. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD-R with purple dye, 4. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... In the USA, college rock was a term used to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term alternative came into common usage. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Warner Brothers Records is a record label which was launched on March 19, 1958 by Warner Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Patrick (Pat) McCarthy is a record producer from Northern Ireland who has worked for several rock and alternative rock artists, including Counting Crows, R.E.M., and U2. ... R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Warner Brothers Records is a record label which was launched on March 19, 1958 by Warner Bros. ... Greatest Hits is a common name for artists greatest hits albums. ... In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 is an compilation album released by the band R.E.M. It was released in 2003. ...


It started life in 1986, around the time of Life's Rich Pageant, with the title "PSA" (public service announcement). An anti-media rant inspired by a day Michael Stipe found a camcorder lens in his face when he answered the front door, the song was said to have been prototype of "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)". When revamped in 2003, Stipe saw it could be updated for contemporary resonance. PSA (aka Public Service Announcement) was also the planned title of the song and single Bad Day by R.E.M. A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement, typically on radio or television, broadcast for the public good. ... Its the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) is a song by the rock band R.E.M., found on their 1987 album Document and the 1988 compilation Eponymous. ...


The music video, directed by Tim Hope, was a spoof of media news and was produced by Pressure Pictures. It appears on In View, the DVD companion of In Time, and is also found on the bonus CD in the limited edition of In Time . A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film or video meant to present a visual representation of a song. ...


External links

Video clip at remhq.com

Band members: Bill Berry · Peter Buck · Mike Mills · Michael Stipe
Additional musicians: Nathan December · Buren Fowler · Peter Holsapple · Barrett Martin · Scott McCaughey · Bill Rieflin · Ken Stringfellow · Joey Waronker
Management and producers: Joe Boyd · Don Dixon · Bertis Downs, IV · Mitch Easter · Don Gehman · Jefferson Holt · Scott Litt · Pat McCarthy
Albums: Chronic Town (EP) · 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
Compilations: Dead Letter Office · Eponymous · R.E.M.: Singles Collected · The Best of R.E.M. · In the Attic · In Time
Videos: Succumbs · Pop Screen · Tourfilm · This Film Is On · Parallel · Roadmovie · Perfect Square · In View
Musical styles: Alternative rock · College rock · Jangle pop · Post-punk


 
 

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