How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us

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"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi
B-side"Be Mine" (Mike on the Bus Version)
Released1997
StudioBad Animals (Seattle, Washington)
Length4:31
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Electrolite"
(1997)
"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
(1997)
"Daysleeper"
(1998)

"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" is a 1997 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the fourth and final single from their 10th studio album New Adventures of Hi-Fi. It was released in Germany and Japan.

Track listing[change | change source]

All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" – 4:30
  2. "Be Mine" (Mike on the Bus version) – 4:54
  3. "Love Is All Around" (Reg Presley) – 3:04
  4. "Sponge" (Vic Chesnutt) – 4:08