Daysleeper

by R.E.M.

Daysleeper cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: November 1998
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 10:52
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Daysleeper' was the lead single from R.E.M.'s 'Up', their first album after drummer Bill Berry's departure. Michael Stipe wrote its lyric from the perspective of a night-shift worker, over a chamber pop arrangement built without a full-time drummer.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, alienation, melodic, atmospheric, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Daysleeper (3:31)
  2. Emphysema (4:21)
  3. Why Not Smile (Oxford American Version) (3:00)

Credits

  • Chris Bilheimer - artwork [packaging]
  • Michael Stipe - artwork [packaging], written-by
  • Barrett Martin - musician [additional musician]
  • Joey Waronker - musician [additional musician]

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