℗ 2014 R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. Under exclusive license to Concord Music Group, Inc.
| Released | 2014 |
| Duration | 55m 22s |
| Record Label | Concord Records |
| Genre | Rock |
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1.1
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Leaving New York
R.E.M. |
4:49 | |||
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1.2
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Electron Blue
R.E.M. |
4:12 | |||
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1.3
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The Outsiders (feat. Q-Tip)
R.E.M.; Q-Tip |
4:15 | |||
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1.4
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Make It All Okay
R.E.M. |
3:44 | |||
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1.5
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Final Straw
R.E.M. |
4:08 | |||
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1.6
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I Wanted To Be Wrong
R.E.M. |
4:35 | |||
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1.7
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Wanderlust
R.E.M. |
3:04 | |||
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1.8
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Boy In The Well
R.E.M. |
5:22 | |||
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1.9
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Aftermath
R.E.M. |
3:56 | |||
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1.10
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High Speed Train
R.E.M. |
5:03 | |||
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1.11
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The Worst Joke Ever
R.E.M. |
3:38 | |||
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1.12
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The Ascent Of Man
R.E.M. |
4:07 | |||
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1.13
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Around The Sun
R.E.M. |
4:29 |
UK Albums Chart - #1, 2004
Billboard 200 - #13, 2004
UK Singles Chart - #5, 2004 - Leaving New York
"... R.E.M.’s return to folk-rock chamber music ... touted for its political themes, the album is more about loss of faith: in lovers, institutions, oneself ... one gem is Aftermath, a country-rock number about crying in the kitchen ..."
- SPIN
"The opening Leaving New York is a small R.E.M. classic, all pensive jangles, hazy allusions to 9/11 and Stipe waking up to an uncomfortable new world ... there are moments when R.E.M. can still juggle Stipe’s insights and their well-worn musical strategies into something genuinely striking ... R.E.M., it’s clear, are far from a spent force."
- NME
"... (on Leaving New York) R.E.M. sound remarkably like multiplatinum-era early-90s R.E.M.: the band that knew how to combine diffuse lyrics and sonics with hooks and primal rock grooves better than anyone else. On Around the Sun, that intrinsically R.E.M.-y vibe makes a tentative, muted comeback ... R.E.M. here resemble their classic selves. On its way back home, the band takes the road less travelled ... full of what are ultimately anti-power ballads, the kind that question rather than bluster, favouring maybe over might."
- Rolling Stone
R.E.M.'s 2004 offering Around the Sun fared better in Britain than it did in the US, becoming the band's sixth UK number one album and yielding the top five single, the wistful Leaving New York. Joining R.E.M.'s core trio in the studio are drummer Bill Rieflin, multi-instrumentist Ken Stringfellow, violinist Hahn Rowe and rapper Q-Tip.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Concord Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | 0.00 0.00 to 0.00 | -11.82 -12.99 to -10.86 | -9.25 -10.50 to -8.60 | 7 6 to 7 | |
| 1 | Leaving New York | 0.00 | -11.91 | -9.1 | 7 |
| 2 | Electron Blue | 0.00 | -12.03 | -9.1 | 7 |
| 3 | The Outsiders (feat. Q-Tip) | 0.00 | -10.86 | -8.6 | 6 |
| 4 | Make It All Okay | 0.00 | -11.98 | -9.1 | 7 |
| 5 | Final Straw | 0.00 | -11.17 | -8.9 | 7 |
| 6 | I Wanted To Be Wrong | 0.00 | -12.99 | -10.5 | 7 |
| 7 | Wanderlust | 0.00 | -11.76 | -8.8 | 7 |
| 8 | Boy In The Well | 0.00 | -11.96 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 9 | Aftermath | 0.00 | -11.23 | -8.9 | 7 |
| 10 | High Speed Train | 0.00 | -12.30 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 11 | The Worst Joke Ever | 0.00 | -10.95 | -8.6 | 6 |
| 12 | The Ascent Of Man | 0.00 | -12.54 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 13 | Around The Sun | 0.00 | -11.98 | -9.2 | 7 |