Animal (R.E.M. song)

"Animal"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
B-side	"Pretty Persuasion" (live)
Released	January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05)
Length	4:02
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe
Producer(s)	Pat McCarthy R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Bad Day" (2003) "Animal" (2004) "Leaving New York" (2004)

"Animal" is a single released by American rock band R.E.M. It was one of two new songs recorded for the band's Warner Bros. Records compilation album, In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 (the other being "Bad Day"), and was released as a single in support of the album.

The video for "Animal" stars lead singer Michael Stipe and shows an artist's conception of the idea of a solar eclipse allowing energy of all forms, including emotions between people, to be seen as visual light. The music video was not included on In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003, the DVD supporting In Time, as it had not been filmed until after its release.