This Film Is Onis a video feature compiling all ofR.E.M.'sOut of Time-era promotional videos, as well as several recorded for this release alone. It was released onvideoon September 24, 1991, and onDVDformat on August 22, 2000, both on theWarner Bros.label.[1]The title is a line from the song, "Country Feedback".

This Film is On
Videoby
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1991(1991-09-24)
GenreAlternative rock
LabelWarner Bros.
R.E.M. chronology
Out of Time
(1991)
This Film is On
(1991)
The Best of R.E.M.
(1991)
R.E.M. video chronology
Tourfilm
(1990)
This Film Is On
(1991)
Parallel
(1995)

The 50-minute release features promotional videos to the band's four singles fromOut of Time( "Losing My Religion","Shiny Happy People","Near Wild Heaven"and"Radio Song") in addition to videos to the album tracks" Low "," Belong "," Half a World Away "and"Country Feedback";anacousticperformance of "Losing My Religion" fromThe Late Show;and a live acoustic performance of "Love Is All Around" fromMTV Unplugged.Also included is "Endgame", an instrumental track, played over the feature's credits; and severalavant-gardeclips, ranging from ten seconds to one minute, playing in between each song. This incidental footage was directed byMichael Stipe.

There are no bonus features on the DVD; however there is an optional lyricssubtitletrack. Audio on theDVD-5isPCM Stereo.

Track listing

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All music tracks written byBill Berry,Peter Buck,Mike MillsandMichael Stipeexcept where noted. Directors are in parentheses.

  1. Intro
  2. "Losing My Religion"(Tarsem Singh)
  3. "Shiny Happy People"(Katherine Dieckmann) (choreographer:Diane Martel) (feat.Kate Pierson)
  4. "Near Wild Heaven"(Jeff Preiss)
  5. "Radio Song"(Peter Care) (feat.KRS-One)
  6. "Love Is All Around"(live acoustic onMTV Unplugged) (Milton Lage) (song written byReg Presley)
  7. "Losing My Religion" (live acoustic onThe Late Show) (Sharon Maguire)
  8. "Low" (James Herbert)
  9. "Belong" (live during theGreenWorld Tour) (Jem Cohen)
  10. "Half a World Away" (Jim McKay) (actor:Tom Gilroy)
  11. "Country Feedback"(Jem Cohen)
  12. Credits (featuring "Endgame" )

References

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  1. ^McCarthy-Miller, Beth; Herbert, James; Preiss, Jeff; Cohen, Jem; McKay, Jim (22 August 2000)."R.E.M. - This Film Is On".Warner Bros.Retrieved18 December2016.