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Leaving New York

"Leaving New York"is a song by Americanalternative rockbandR.E.M.It was released as thelead singlefrom the band's 13th studio album,Around the Sun(2004). Although it was not as heavily promoted as earlier singles, it reached number five on theUK Singles Chart,becoming their 11th and final top-10 hit there. However, the song failed to chart on theBillboardHot 100,becoming the only lead US single from an R.E.M. studio album not to chart on the US Hot 100 besides "Cant Get There from Here"fromFables of the Reconstructionin 1985.

"Leaving New York"
SinglebyR.E.M.
from the albumAround the Sun
B-side"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"(live)
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2004(2004-09-27)
Length4:49
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M.singles chronology
"Animal"
(2004) 		"Leaving New York"
(2004) 		"Aftermath"
(2005)
Music video
"Leaving New York"onYouTube

In early live performances of the song (September 2004), the band would playMichael Stipe's"It's pulling me apart. Change."album backing vocal during the chorus and bridge of live performances. As early as February 2005, however, as evidenced on theR.E.M. Livedisc, the band worked up an alternative whereby the backing vocals would be shared amongstMike Mills,Scott McCaugheyandKen Stringfellowin order to make the song flow more smoothly.

Track listings

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All tracks were written byPeter Buck,Mike Mills,andMichael Stipeunless otherwise stated.

UK CD1[1]

  1. "Leaving New York" – 4:44
  2. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"(live, Oslo, Norway, October 25, 2003; Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 4:35

UK CD2[2]

  1. "Leaving New York" – 4:49
  2. "You Are the Everything" (live, Raleigh, North Carolina –Soundcheck,October 10, 2003; Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 3:30
  3. "These Days" (live, Toronto, Ontario, September 30, 2003; Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 3:27

Charts

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Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Leaving New York"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 23, 2004
Warner Bros. [28]
United Kingdom September 27, 2004 CD [29]
Australia October 4, 2004 [30]

References

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  1. ^Leaving New York(UK CD1 liner notes).R.E.M.Warner Bros. Records.2004. W654CD1, 5439 16177 2.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^Leaving New York(UK CD2 liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. W654CD2, 9362 42755-2.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  14. ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Leaving New York ".Irish Singles Chart.Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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  30. ^"The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 4th October 2004"(PDF).ARIA.October 4, 2004. p. 29. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 19, 2004.RetrievedMay 19,2021.
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