| "Bittersweet Me" | ||||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi | ||||
| B-side | "Undertow (Live)" | |||
| Released | October 21, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | November 7, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Memphis soundcheck | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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"Bittersweet Me" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., released as the second single from their 10th studio album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996). Like much of the album, the song originated while the band were on the road for the Monster tour, although the song was only ever soundchecked and has never been played live as part of a concert.[1] The song was a bigger hit in the United States than the first single from the album, "E-Bow the Letter", except on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where the first single's number-two peak bested the number-six peak of "Bittersweet Me".
The CD single features a live cover of "Wichita Lineman", a song written by Jimmy Webb and made popular by Glen Campbell. The video for the single was shot in the style of an Italian movie entitled Stanco E Nudo (a translation of the line "tired and naked" in the song). It was included as a bonus video on the DVD release of In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.