Near Wild Heaven

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"Near Wild Heaven"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Out of Time
B-side"Pop Song '89" (live acoustic version)
ReleasedAugust 5, 1991 (1991-08-05)[1]
Genre
Length3:18
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Shiny Happy People"
(1991)
"Near Wild Heaven"
(1991)
"Radio Song"
(1991)

"Near Wild Heaven" is a 1991 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the third single from their 7th studio album Out of Time. It went to number 3 in Ireland and number 27 in the United Kingdom. It did not chart in the United States.

Track listing[change | change source]

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

7" / cassette[change | change source]

  1. "Near Wild Heaven"
  2. "Pop Song '89" (live)1

12"[change | change source]

  1. "Near Wild Heaven"
  2. "Pop Song '89" (live)1
  3. "Half a World Away" (live)2

CD[change | change source]

  1. "Near Wild Heaven" – 3:18
  2. "Tom's Diner" (Suzanne Vega) (live)1 – 2:04
  3. "Low" (live)1 – 4:59
  4. "Endgame" (live)1 – 3:28

References[change | change source]

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 3, 1991. p. 19.
  2. Mason, Stewart. "Near Wild Heaven - R.E.M. | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2019.