Out of Time (album)

Out of Time
Cover to the standard release of Out of Time
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 12, 1991 (1991-03-12)[1]
RecordedMid-1990
Studio
Genre
Length44:08
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
R.E.M. chronology
Green
(1988)
Out of Time
(1991)
This Film Is On
(1991)
Alternate cover
Spanish limited edition LP cover by Spanish artist Isabel Rivera Galicia
Singles from Out of Time
  1. "Losing My Religion"
    Released: February 19, 1991
  2. "Shiny Happy People"
    Released: May 6, 1991
  3. "Near Wild Heaven"
    Released: August 5, 1991
  4. "Radio Song"
    Released: November 4, 1991

Out of Time is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 12, 1991,[1] by Warner Bros. Records. With Out of Time, R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band to a massive international act. The record topped the album sales charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, spending 109 weeks on U.S. album charts and, with two separate spells at the top, and spending 183 weeks on the British charts, including one week at the top. The album has sold more than four and a half million copies in the United States and more than 18 million copies worldwide.[5][6] Out of Time won three Grammy Awards in 1992: one as Best Alternative Music Album, and two for its first single, "Losing My Religion".

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  5. ^ "R.E.M. Remembrances: 31 Chart Milestones of Their 31-Year Career". Billboard.biz. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  6. ^ David Ciminelli (February 9, 2011). "R.E.M. Calls 'Collapse Into Now' Their Best Album in 20 Years". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2012.