Imitation of Life (song)

"Imitation of Life"
"Imitation of Life"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Reveal
B-side	"The Lifting" (original); "Beat a Drum" (Dalkey demo); "2JN";
Released	April 16, 2001
Studio	The Warehouse (Vancouver, British Columbia); John Kean (Athens, Georgia); The Dalkey Lodge (Dublin, Ireland); The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida);
Genre	Jangle pop
Length	3:57
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Peter Buck; Mike Mills; Michael Stipe;
Producer(s)	Pat McCarthy; R.E.M.;
R.E.M. singles chronology
Music video
	"Imitation of Life" at YouTube

"Imitation of Life" is a 2001 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the leading single from their 12th studio album Reveal. It went to number 3 in Italy and Spain, number 4 in Norway, number 5 in Canada and Scotland, number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in Denmark and Ireland, number 14 in Finland, number 18 in New Zealand, number 19 in Austria, number 32 in Australia and Sweden and number 35 in Germany. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002. It was named after the 1933 novel of the same name by Fannie Hurst.

Track listings[change | change source]

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

US maxi-CD single^[1]

"Imitation of Life" – 3:52
"The Lifting" (original version) – 5:20
"Beat a Drum" (Dalkey demo) – 4:27
"2JN" – 3:25
"Imitation of Life" (video)

US limited-edition 12-inch orange vinyl single^[2]

Canadian, Australian, and European maxi-CD single^[3]^[4]

"Imitation of Life" – 3:52
"The Lifting" (original version) – 5:20
"Beat a Drum" (Dalkey demo) – 4:27
"2JN" – 3:25

European CD and UK cassette single^[5]^[6]

"Imitation of Life" (album version) – 3:52
"2JN" – 3:25

UK CD single^[7]

"Imitation of Life" (album version) – 3:52
"The Lifting" (original version) – 5:20
"Beat a Drum" (Dalkey demo) – 4:27

UK, European, Australian, and Japanese DVD single^[8]^[9]^[10]

"Imitation of Life" (video) – 3:50
"2JN" (audio) – 3:25
"The Lifting" (audio) – 5:20

References[change | change source]

↑ Imitation of Life (US maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 9 42363-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (US limited 12-inch single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 0-42363.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (Australian & European maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 9362449942.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. CD 42363.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (European CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 5439 16754 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. W559C, 5439 16754 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (UK CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. W559CD, 9362 44999 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (UK DVD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. W559DVD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (European & Australian DVD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 7599385402.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Imitation of Life (Japanese DVD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. WPBR-90032.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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[usmx-1] Imitation of Life (US maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 9 42363-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[us12-2] Imitation of Life (US limited 12-inch single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 0-42363.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[eurausmx-3] Imitation of Life (Australian & European maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 9362449942.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[cancd-4] Imitation of Life (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. CD 42363.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[eurcd-5] Imitation of Life (European CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 5439 16754 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ukcs-6] Imitation of Life (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. W559C, 5439 16754 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ukcd-7] Imitation of Life (UK CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. W559CD, 9362 44999 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ukdvd-8] Imitation of Life (UK DVD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. W559DVD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[eurausdvd-9] Imitation of Life (European & Australian DVD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. 7599385402.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[jpndvd-10] Imitation of Life (Japanese DVD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2001. WPBR-90032.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Studio albums	Murmur Reckoning Fables of the Reconstruction Lifes Rich Pageant Document Green Out of Time Automatic for the People Monster New Adventures in Hi-Fi Up Reveal Around the Sun Accelerate Collapse into Now
Live albums	R.E.M. Live Live at The Olympia Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions R.E.M. at the BBC Live at the Borderline 1991
Compilations	Dead Letter Office Eponymous The Best of R.E.M. The Automatic Box Singles Collected In the Attic In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 iTunes Originals And I Feel Fine Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 Complete Rarities: I.R.S. 1982–1987 Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011 7IN—83–88
EPs	Chronic Town Not Bad for No Tour Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes Live from London Reckoning Songs from The Olympia
Other albums	Man on the Moon r.e.m.IX
Singles	"Radio Free Europe" "Talk About the Passion" "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" "Cant Get There from Here" "Driver 8" "Wendell Gee" "Fall on Me" "Superman" "The One I Love" "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" "Finest Worksong" "Orange Crush" "Stand" "Pop Song 89" "Get Up" "Losing My Religion" "Shiny Happy People" "Near Wild Heaven" "Radio Song" "Drive" "Man on the Moon" "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" "Everybody Hurts" "Nightswimming" "Find the River" "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" "Bang and Blame" "Crush with Eyeliner" "Strange Currencies" "Tongue" "E-Bow the Letter" "Bittersweet Me" "Electrolite" "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" "Daysleeper" "Lotus" "At My Most Beautiful" "Suspicion" "The Great Beyond" "Imitation of Life" "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" "I'll Take the Rain" "Bad Day" "Animal" "Leaving New York" "Aftermath" "Electron Blue" "Wanderlust" "#9 Dream" "Supernatural Superserious" "Hollow Man" "Man-Sized Wreath" "Until the Day Is Done" "Mine Smell Like Honey" "Überlin" "Oh My Heart" "We All Go Back to Where We Belong"
Other songs	"Sitting Still" "Gardening at Night" "Perfect Circle" "Pretty Persuasion" "7 Chinese Bros." "Begin the Begin" "Cuyahoga" "Ages of You" "Turn You Inside-Out" "Texarkana" "Country Feedback" "First We Take Manhattan" "Ignoreland" "Dark Globe" "Star 69" "New Test Leper" "All the Right Friends" "Out in the Country"
Videos	Succumbs Tourfilm Pop Screen This Film Is On Parallel Road Movie In View Perfect Square When the Light Is Mine R.E.M. Live Live from Austin, TX REMTV
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