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Album cover of In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003
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In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003

R.E.M.

  • 2003
  • 18 tracks
  • 77 min

Tracks

Side A 4 tracks · 18:29

  1. 11992Man On The Moon5:14E major
  2. 21999The Great Beyond5:07E minor
  3. 32003Bad Day4:08E major
  4. 41994Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 43 of 1994, 5 weeks in the chartWhat’s The Frequency, Kenneth?4:00A major

Side B 5 tracks · 22:26

  1. 12001All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)4:44D major
  2. 21991Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 17 of 1991, 13 weeks in the chartLosing My Religion4:28A major
  3. 31996E-Bow The Letter5:25D major
  4. 41988Orange Crush3:52E major
  5. 52001Dutch Top 40: peak position 23 in week 20 of 2001, 6 weeks in the chartImitation Of Life3:57A major

Side C 5 tracks · 19:10

  1. 11998Daysleeper3:40E major
  2. 22003Animal4:03E major
  3. 31992The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite4:09G major
  4. 41988Stand3:13E major
  5. 51996Electrolite4:05B major

Side D 4 tracks · 16:02

  1. 12001All The Right Friends2:48G♯ minor
  2. 21992Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 30 of 1993, 13 weeks in the chartEverybody Hurts5:20F♯ major
  3. 31998At My Most Beautiful3:35F minor
  4. 41992Nightswimming4:18G major

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 sounds more acoustic and brighter than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 116 bpm.

Quietest track: At My Most Beautiful · most energetic: Bad Day

  • Tempo116 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy36% · 38%
  • Mood72% · 63%
  • Acoustic95% · 85%
  • Danceable45% · 47%

Across 18 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of the line-up

All four members of R.E.M. over the years, without tour members. This is a compilation that spans the whole career, not one moment in time. 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.

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end

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Frequently asked questions

When was In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 by R.E.M. released?

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 came out in 2003.

How many tracks are on In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003?

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 has 18 tracks, 77 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.

Which tracks from In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 made the Dutch Top 40?

Four tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?, Losing My Religion, Imitation Of Life and Everybody Hurts. The highest was Losing My Religion, at number 1 in week 17 of 1991.

Which category is In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 in?

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 is filed under compilations. 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 Automatic For The People (1992).

Who was in R.E.M. when In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 came out?

In 1988–2003, R.E.M. consisted of Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. That is the line-up of the group in those years, 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 In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 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 In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003?

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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