What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a 1994 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the leading single from their ninth studio album Monster. It went to number 1 in Iceland, number 2 in Canada, number 4 in New Zealand, number 6 in Finland, number 8 in Ireland, number 9 in Norway and the United Kingdom, number 19 in Belgium, number 21 in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom, number 22 in Switzerland and number 24 in Australia.
| "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" | ||||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from the album Monster | ||||
| B-side | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" (instrumental version) | |||
| Released | September 5, 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 1993[2] | |||
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| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||||
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Track listings
All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.
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US CD and cassette single[8][9]
UK 7-inch and cassette single[10][11]
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UK, European, Australian, and Japanese CD single[12][13]
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The live recordings of "Monty Got a Raw Deal", "Everybody Hurts" and "Man on the Moon" were recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia on November 19, 1992. The performance—a benefit for Greenpeace—was recorded in a solar-powered mobile studio.
References
- "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. September 3, 1994. p. 27. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- "R.E.M. Timeline – 1992/93/94 Concert Chronology". iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.
- Schoof, Dustin (September 22, 2011). "Which of these is your favorite R.E.M. song?". Lehighvalleylive. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- Smith, Stewart (October 8, 2014). "Sex & Trash Aesthetics: REM's Monster Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- Ingalls, Chris (October 31, 2019). "A Shirt of Violent Green: R.E.M.'s 'Monster' Gets the Deluxe Reissue Treatment". PopMatters. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- Peacock, Tim (September 27, 2020). "Monster: How R.E.M. Unleashed Their Inner Rock'n'Roll Beast". uDiscover Music. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "ALBUMS". R.E.M.Hq. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (US CD single disc notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 9 18050-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (US cassette single cassette notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 9 18050-4.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (UK 7-inch single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0265.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0265C.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (UK, European & Australian CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0265CD, 9362-41760-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (Japanese CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. WPCR-134.
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