Crush with Eyeliner

"Crush with Eyeliner" is a song by R.E.M., released as the fourth single from their ninth studio album Monster. Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore provides background vocals.

"Crush with Eyeliner"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Monster
B-side"Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental version)
ReleasedAugust 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length4:39
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Strange Currencies"
(1995)		 "Crush with Eyeliner"
(1995)		 "Tongue"
(1995)

Michael Stipe claims the song was inspired by the band New York Dolls, who, in his opinion, "knew how to exaggerate a song, to make it sound really sleazy and over the top." This was also one of the first songs that surfaced from Stipe after the writer's block that hounded him after the death of his friend, actor River Phoenix.[6]

The single's video, directed by Spike Jonze, shows a group of Japanese youths dancing and miming to the track at a party, while the band are shown briefly, looking on. It is available on the music video compilation Parallel.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.

12" and CD maxi-single
  1. "Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:39
  2. "Fall on Me" (live)1 – 3:23
  3. "Me in Honey" (live)1 – 4:18
  4. "Finest Worksong" (live)1 – 4:18

7" single
  1. "Crush with Eyeliner" (album version) – 4:39
  2. "Crush with Eyeliner" (instrumental version) – 4:39

Notes

1 Recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia; November 19, 1992. The performance, a benefit for Greenpeace, was recorded on a solar-powered mobile studio.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 55
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 45
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 28
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 62
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 21
Scotland (OCC)[13] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 23
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[15] 13
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[16] 20
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] 33

Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[18] 40

References
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  4. Kot, Greg (November 27, 1994). "R.E.M. Against The World". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  5. "ALBUMS". R.E.M.Hq. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  6. Black, Johnny (2004). Reveal: The Story of R.E.M.. London: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-776-5.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  8. "Ultratop.be – R.E.M. – Crush with Eyeliner" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8531." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 7. February 18, 1995. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.2 '95 – 10.2 '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 4, 1995. p. 20. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crush with Eyeliner". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  15. "R.E.M. Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  16. "R.E.M. Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  17. "R.E.M. Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  18. "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2020.


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