Suspicion (R.E.M. song)

"Suspicion"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Up
B-side"Perfect Circle" (as performed on BBC's Later with Jools Holland)
ReleasedJune 28, 1999 (1999-06-28)[1]
GenreChamber pop[2]
Length
  • 5:36 (album version)
  • 4:33 (radio edit)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills
Producer(s)Pat McCarthy and R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"At My Most Beautiful"
(1999)
"Suspicion"
(1999)
"The Great Beyond"
(2000)

"Suspicion" is the fourth and final single released from American rock band R.E.M.'s from their 11th studio album, Up (1998). Unlike previous singles from Up, "Suspicion" was the only single from the album not to chart.

A live version of the song, recorded at Toast Studios in San Francisco, 1998, was released as a B-side to the second single from Up, "Lotus", released the following year and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. This version was included in the German releases of the CD.

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 28 June, 1999: Singles". Music Week. June 26, 1999. p. 25.
  2. ^ Hill, Stephen (May 5, 2022). "Every R.E.M. album ranked from worst to best". Louder Sound. Retrieved June 30, 2023.