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Album cover of Automatic For The People
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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

  • 1992
  • 12 tracks
  • 49 min
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Tracks

Side A 6 tracks · 24:29

  1. 11992Dutch Top 40: peak position 15 in week 44 of 1992, 6 weeks in the chartDrive
    R.E.M.
    4:31D major
  2. 21992Try Not To Breathe
    R.E.M.
    3:51F♯ major
  3. 31992The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
    R.E.M.
    4:09G major
  4. 41992Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 30 of 1993, 13 weeks in the chartEverybody Hurts
    R.E.M.
    5:20F♯ major
  5. 51992New Orleans Instrumental No. 1
    R.E.M.
    2:16E major
  6. 61992Sweetness Follows
    R.E.M.
    4:22A major

Side B 6 tracks · 24:23

  1. 11992Monty Got A Raw Deal
    R.E.M.
    3:18D minor
  2. 21992Ignoreland
    R.E.M.
    4:27D major
  3. 31992Star Me Kitten
    R.E.M.
    3:16G major
  4. 41992Man On The Moon
    R.E.M.
    5:14E major
  5. 51992Nightswimming
    R.E.M.
    4:18G major
  6. 61992Find The River
    R.E.M.
    3:50A major

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of Automatic For The People

Automatic For The People sounds brighter and more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 120 bpm.

Quietest track: New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 · most energetic: Ignoreland

  • Tempo120 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy34% · 38%
  • Mood73% · 63%
  • Acoustic95% · 85%
  • Danceable47% · 47%

Across 12 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of the line-up

The four members of R.E.M. around the time of Automatic For The People, with the years they belonged to the group. This is the band line-up around that time, not necessarily who is heard on the album. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.

R.E.M.Michael StipeMike MillsPeter BuckBill Berry1980198519901995200020052010Automatic For The People1992Drivenumber 15 · 6 weeksEverybody Hurtsnumber 4 · 13 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end

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Frequently asked questions

When was Automatic For The People by R.E.M. released?

Automatic For The People came out in 1992.

How many tracks are on Automatic For The People?

Automatic For The People has twelve tracks, 49 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.

Which tracks from Automatic For The People made the Dutch Top 40?

Two tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Drive and Everybody Hurts. The highest was Everybody Hurts, at number 4 in week 30 of 1993.

Which category is Automatic For The People in?

Automatic For The People is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by R.E.M.

Which other albums by R.E.M. are in the collection?

The collection holds two more albums by R.E.M.: Out Of Time (1991) and In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 (2003).

Who was in R.E.M. when Automatic For The People came out?

In 1992, R.E.M. consisted of Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. That is the line-up of the group in that year, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.

What do the percentages for the sound of Automatic For The People mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play Automatic For The People?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

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