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.' It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)' is a song by American band, which first appeared on their 1987 album. It was released as a in November 1987, reaching No. 69 in the US and later reaching No. 39 on the on its re-release in December 1991.The song originated from a previously unreleased song called 'PSA' ('Public Service Announcement'); the two are very similar in melody and tempo. 'PSA' was itself later reworked and released as a single in 2003, under the title '. In an interview with magazine published in November 1996, R.E.M. Guitarist agreed that 'End of the World' was in the tradition of 's '. Is referenced among a quartet of individuals with the initials 'L.B.'
The track is known for its quick flying, seemingly rant with a number of diverse references, such as a quartet of individuals with the initials 'L.B.' In a 1990s interview with magazine, R.E.M.' S lead singer claimed that the 'L.B.'
References came from a dream he had in which he found himself at a party surrounded by famous people who all shared those initials. 'The words come from everywhere.' Stipe explained to in 1992. 'I'm extremely aware of everything around me, whether I am in a sleeping state, awake, dream-state or just in day to day life, so that ended up in the song along with a lot of stuff I'd seen when I was flipping TV channels. It's a collection of streams of consciousness.' The song was included on the of songs thought to be 'lyrically questionable' after the. Chart performanceThe song was played repeatedly for a 24-hour period (with brief promos interspersed) to introduce the new format for 107.9 FM 'The End', a radio station in, Ohio in 1992.
When the station underwent a new format change in 1996, they again played the song in 24-hour loop. There was a documentary film made about the station entitled The End of the World As We Knew It, released in 2009 which featured many of the former staffers and jocks.The song was featured in several satirical videos on YouTube, in connection with the prediction of radio pastor of Family Radio, that the world would end on May 21, 2011 (with earthquakes rolling around the world in each time zone; 'that's great, it starts with an earthquake'. A Philadelphia radio station formerly owned by Camping stunted its new format by repeatedly playing the song.) Also, before the supposed, sales for the song jumped from 3,000 to 19,000 copies for the week. Alternative radio station in, Alberta, Canada by playing the song all day on December 21, 2012, interspersed with 'Get to Know a ' and 'Apocalypse Survival Tips' segments.Amid the global, the song received an increase in downloads and streaming in March 2020 alongside other apocalypse and sickness themed songs. Online downloads of the song rose 184 percent and streams rose 48 percent.
Music videoThe music video was directed by, who worked with the band on several other videos in the late 1980s. It depicts a teenage skateboarder, Noah Ray, in a cluttered room of an abandoned, half-collapsed farmhouse. As he rummages through the junk, which includes several band pictures and flyers, he shows off various toys and items to the camera and plays with a dog that wanders into the house. Only charted in 1991 after the song's re-release. The single originally reached No. 87 in the UK.
It reached No. 39 in 1991 upon re-release.Certifications Sales certifications for 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'RegionCertification/salesUnited Kingdom Silver200,000sales+streaming figures based on certification aloneCover versions. The cast of sang a variation of the song in the final episode on December 27, 2003., who was 'discovered' by R.E.M.' S Michael Stipe, recorded a very loose cover of the song for the 1992 R.E.M. Tribute album.
Newfoundland folk-rockers covered the song on their 1997 album under the title 'End of the World'. Their version is a minute and a half shorter than R.E.M.' S, yet still contains all the verses (the faster time is achieved primarily by their increasing the tempo). Schlansky, Evan (October 8, 2019). Retrieved December 3, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2015. Archived from on February 5, 2012.
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