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"Bittersweet Me" was the second single to be released by R.E.M. from the band's tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

Like much of the album, the song originated while the band were on the road for the Monster tour, although the song was only ever soundchecked and has never been played live as part of a concert.

Peter Buck has described the song as a "kind of disappointed love song." The video for the single was a spoof shot in the style of an Italian movie entitled Stanco E Nudo, a translation of the line "tired and naked" in the song. It was included as a bonus video on the DVD release of In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.

The CD features a live cover of "Wichita Lineman", a song written by Jimmy Webb and made popular by Glen Campbell.

Track listing

All songs written by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe unless otherwise indicated.

7", Cassette and CD Single

1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
2. "Undertow" (Live)– 5:05

12" and CD Maxi-Single

1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
2. "Undertow" (Live)– 5:05
3. "Wichita Lineman" (Live) (Webb) – 3:18
4. "New Test Leper" (Live acoustic) Bad Animals Studio, Seattle – 5:29

• "Undertow" recorded live in Atlanta, Georgia on November 18 1995
• "Wichita Lineman" recorded live in Houston, Texas on September 15 1995

Personnel (Bittersweet Me only)

• Bill Berry – drums, percussion
• Peter Buck – guitar
• Mike Mills – bass, organ, mellotron
• Michael Stipe – vocals

Additional personnel

• Scott Litt – piano

External links

• Video clip at REMhq.com

v t e R.E.M.
Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe Bertis Downs Jefferson Holt
Studio albums	Murmur Reckoning Fables of the Reconstruction Lifes Rich Pageant Document Green Out of Time Automatic for the People Monster New Adventures in Hi-Fi Up Reveal Around the Sun Accelerate Collapse into Now
Live albums	R.E.M. Live Live at The Olympia Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions R.E.M. at the BBC Live at the Borderline 1991
Compilations	Dead Letter Office Eponymous The Best of R.E.M. The Automatic Box Singles Collected In the Attic In Time iTunes Originals And I Feel Fine Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 Complete Rarities (I.R.S. · WB) 7IN—83–88
EPs	Chronic Town Not Bad for No Tour Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes Live from London Reckoning Songs from The Olympia
Other albums	Man on the Moon r.e.m.IX
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Other songs	"Sitting Still" "Gardening at Night" "Perfect Circle" "Pretty Persuasion" "7 Chinese Bros." "Begin the Begin" "Cuyahoga" "Ages of You" "Turn You Inside-Out" "Texarkana" "Country Feedback" "First We Take Manhattan" "Ignoreland" "Dark Globe" "Star 69" "New Test Leper" "All the Right Friends" "Out in the Country"
Videos	Succumbs Tourfilm Pop Screen This Film Is On Parallel Road Movie In View Perfect Square When the Light Is Mine R.E.M. Live Live from Austin, TX REMTV
Support and side projects	Nathan December Buren Fowler Peter Holsapple Barrett Martin Scott McCaughey Bill Rieflin Ken Stringfellow Joey Waronker The Baseball Project Filthy Friends Hindu Love Gods The Minus 5 Tanzplagen Tuatara Tired Pony
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards Tours 170 College Avenue Peter Buck Athens Andover "I Belong to You" Hib-Tone Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic for the People
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• 1996 singles
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