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In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003

For the 1991 album, seeThe Best of R.E.M.

In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003is the second official compilation album released byR.E.M.Issued in 2003, it includes tracks from theirWarner Bros. Recordsera, from 1988'sGreento 2001'sReveal,as well as two new recordings and two songs from movie soundtracks. The album was the tenth-best-selling album of 2003 in the UK, and the 50th-best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.[9]

In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
Greatest hits albumby
R.E.M.
ReleasedOctober 27, 2003(2003-10-27)
Recorded1988–2003
GenreAlternative rock
Length76:15
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerScott Litt,Pat McCarthy,R.E.M.
R.E.M.chronology
r.e.m.IX
(2002) 		In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
(2003) 		In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
(2003)
SinglesfromIn Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
  1. "Bad Day"
    Released: September 29, 2003
  2. "Animal"
    Released: January 5, 2004
R.E.M. compilations chronology
R.E.M.: In the Attic – Alternative Recordings 1985–1989
(1997) 		In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
(2003) 		iTunes Originals – R.E.M.
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
NME6/10[4]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
RTÉ.ie[7]
Stylus MagazineA[8]

Background

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"Bad Day"was a demo version in 1986, aLife's Rich Pageantouttake whenBill Berrywas still in the band, and was re-recorded for this compilation. "Animal" was a recent song written for their upcoming studio album. Similarly, "All the Right Friends", originally written in the early 1980s, had been re-recorded by the band for use inCameron Crowe's 2001 filmVanilla Sky.Finally, "The Great Beyond"was initially issued in 1999 as part ofMiloš Forman's film onAndy Kaufman,Man on the Moon.It ended up becoming the band's biggestUKhit, with a No. 3 peak, in early 2000. This, the third inclusion of the song on an official release, is the only unedited version. On theMan on the Moonsoundtrack, there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track; the single version is aradio edit,with the bridge omitted.

In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003was also issued in a limited two-disc edition that included a "Rarities andB-Sides"disc from the same era, with liner notes byPeter Buck.The single-disc edition of the album reached No. 1 in the UK, while going platinum in theU.S.and peaking at #8. The limited-edition two-disc release managed to reach No. 16 in the U.S. and No. 37 in the UK. There is also a vinyl edition which consists of two LPs inside a gatefold cover and a limited CD box-set edition featuring all eighteen tracks on their own individual one-track CDs, with cover art from the original singles.

A notable omission from the album is the song "Shiny Happy People"which was deliberately left out by the band despite it being one of their biggest hits.[10]

A companion DVD, entitledIn View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003,was released at the same time. In 2005, Warner Bros. Records issued an expanded two-disc edition of the compilation which included a CD, a DVD-Audio disc containing a5.1-channel surround sound mix of the album done byElliot Scheiner,and the original CD booklet with expanded liner notes. The "Rarities and B-Sides" bonus disc from the limited edition is not included in this package.

Track listing

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All songs written byBill Berry,Peter Buck,Mike MillsandMichael Stipeexcept as indicated.

  1. "Man on the Moon"(fromAutomatic for the People,1992) – 5:12
  2. "The Great Beyond"(Buck, Mills, Stipe) (from theMan on the Moonsoundtrack, 1999) – 5:04
  3. "Bad Day"(previously unreleased) – 4:05
  4. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"(fromMonster,1994) – 3:58
  5. "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)"(Buck, Mills, Stipe) (fromReveal,2001) – 4:43
  6. "Losing My Religion"(fromOut of Time,1991) – 4:26
  7. "E-Bow the Letter"(fromNew Adventures in Hi-Fi,1996) – 5:22
  8. "Orange Crush"(fromGreen,1988) – 3:50
  9. "Imitation of Life"(Buck, Mills, Stipe) (fromReveal,2001) – 3:56
  10. "Daysleeper"(Buck, Mills, Stipe) (fromUp,1998) – 3:37
  11. "Animal"(Buck, Mills, Stipe) (previously unreleased) – 4:00
  12. "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"(fromAutomatic for the People,1992) – 4:06
  13. "Stand"(fromGreen,1988) – 3:09
  14. "Electrolite"(fromNew Adventures in Hi-Fi,1996) – 4:04
  15. "All the Right Friends"(from theVanilla Skysoundtrack, 2001) – 2:45
  16. "Everybody Hurts"(fromAutomatic for the People,1992) – 5:17
  17. "At My Most Beautiful"(Buck, Mills, Stipe) (fromUp,1998) – 3:33
  18. "Nightswimming"(fromAutomatic for the People,1992) – 4:16
Bonus disc 'Rarities and B-sides'
  1. "Pop Song 89"(acoustic) – 2:56
  2. "Turn You Inside-Out"(live) – 4:16
    • although listed on the cover as being from the live videoTourfilm(which version was also released as B-side of "Losing My Religion""Collector's Editions "CD 1), this recording is actually from the radio broadcast of the Orlando show from April 30, 1989, previously included on a"Get Up"promotional CD-single.
  3. "Fretless" – 4:49
  4. "Chance (Dub)" – 2:33
  5. "It's a Free World, Baby" – 5:11
    • B-side of "Drive""Collector's Edition "Single UK & theConeheadssoundtrack; 1992
  6. "Drive"(live, November 19, 1992) – 3:59
  7. "Star Me Kitten" (featuringWilliam S. Burroughs) – 3:29
  8. "Revolution" – 3:02
  9. "Leave"(alternate version) – 4:40
  10. "Why Not Smile" (Oxford Americanversion) (Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 2:59
  11. "The Lifting" (original version) (Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 5:19
  12. "Beat a Drum" (Dalkey demo) (Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 4:25
  13. "2JN" (Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 3:24
  14. "The One I Love"(live from the Museum of Television and Radio, June 8, 2001) – 3:23
    • previously unreleased
  15. "Country Feedback"(live fromWiesbaden,Germany, 2003) – 6:15
    • previously unreleased

Later pressings of the collector's edition have the second disc enhanced with the"Bad Day"video.

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales forIn Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPIAustria)[26] Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[27] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Czech Republic — 10,000[28]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Germany (BVMI)[30] 2× Platinum 400,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[31] Platinum 20,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[32] 7× Platinum 105,000^
Italy (FIMI)[33]
sales in 2003 		Platinum 100,000*
Italy (FIMI)[34]
sales since 2009 		Gold 30,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[35] Gold 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[36] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Norway — 106,500[37]
Portugal (AFP)[38] Gold 20,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[40] Gold 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[41] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] 5× Platinum 1,697,004[42]
United States (RIAA)[44] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[45] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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