| "Nightswimming" | ||||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from the album Automatic for the People | ||||
| B-side | "Losing My Religion" (Live) | |||
| Released | July 12, 1993 | |||
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| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| "Nightswimming" on YouTube | ||||
"Nightswimming" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in July 1993 by Warner Bros. as the fifth single from the band's eighth album, Automatic for the People (1992). The song is a ballad featuring singer Michael Stipe accompanied only by bassist Mike Mills on piano, a string arrangement by former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, and oboe by Deborah Workman in the latter part of the piece. Mills wrote the music and Stipe the lyrics of the song, but it is credited to the entire band. Stipe sings about a group of friends who go skinny dipping at night, which draws from similar experiences in the band's early days. The music video for the song was directed by Jem Cohen.
- ^ Macdonald, John (March 12, 2009). "Stipe, Patti Smith, Others Play R.E.M. Tribute in NYC". Spin. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "The Best of R.E.M. In Time 1988-2003 - Craft Recordings". June 20, 2019.