| "Tongue" | ||||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from the album Monster | ||||
| Released | July 17, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Soul[1][2][3] | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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"Tongue" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., released on July 17, 1995 by Warner Bros. Records, as the fifth and final single from their ninth studio album, Monster (1994). The song was only released in the US, UK, and Ireland. In the song, lead singer Michael Stipe performs in falsetto; he has stated on several occasions that the narrator of the song is female.[citation needed] Stipe has also said the track is "all about cunnilingus".[4]
The single's music video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and shot during the soundcheck prior to the band's June 20, 1995, performance at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York,[5] shows a group of teenagers in a living room watching the band perform on TV. The version of the song that plays is slightly higher in tone than that of the album version. It was included as a bonus video on the DVD release of In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Monster - R.E.M. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (September 25, 1994). "FALL ALBUM ROUNDUP : R.E.M. Builds the Perfect Beast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Peacock, Tim (September 27, 2020). "Monster: How R.E.M. Unleashed Their Inner Rock'n'Roll Beast". uDiscover Music. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Black, Johnny (2004). Reveal: The Story of R.E.M.. London: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-776-5.
- ^ "R.E.M. Timeline - 1995 Concert Chronology". Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.