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The Great Beyond

April 26, 2024

"The Great Beyond" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., written for the 1999 film Man on the Moon. It was released as a single the same year for support of the film's soundtrack album. On the soundtrack, there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track; meanwhile, the single version is a radio edit, with the bridge omitted.

"The Great Beyond"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Man on the Moon (Music from the Motion Picture)
B-side
ReleasedNovember 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length
  • 5:06 (album version)
  • 4:14 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pat McCarthy
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Suspicion"
(1999) 		"The Great Beyond"
(1999) 		"Imitation of Life"
(2001)
Music video
"The Great Beyond" on YouTube

"The Great Beyond" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in January 2000, the band's highest-ever chart position in that country, and it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. It additionally became a top-20 hit in Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, and Norway. The unedited version is included in two R.E.M. compilations: In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 and Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011.

Background and content edit

According to the book Perfect Circle: The Story of R.E.M., the band employed their then-usual live musicians when recording the song: "To record the single, the group convened at John Keane's. Joey Waronker was brought in on drums; Scott McCaughey and Ken Stringfellow were each invited to take part; Pat McCarthy returned to the producer's chair."

In the unedited version, at 4:09 and at 4:26, the listener can hear Michael Stipe singing the following lines in the background: "Here's a little agit for the never-believer, here's a little ghost for the offering". Both lines were taken from the band's 1992 song "Man on the Moon", also about Andy Kaufman, from which the film took its title.

Music video edit

The song's video was directed by Liz Friedlander. It originally featured footage of Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman from the 1999 film. Yet, the compilation DVD In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (which accompanied In Time and collected R.E.M.'s major videos from 1988 to 2003), the video was remixed to feature archived footage of Kaufman himself (similar to the video for "Man on the Moon"). The original version can be seen on the Man on the Moon DVD. Carrey revealed in the 2017 documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond that he had been invited to appear in the video in person, but refused, as he wished to psychologically distance himself from the Kaufman character; he stated that he now regretted the decision.[2]

Track listings edit

All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, except for "The Great Beyond", written by Buck, Mills, and Stipe. All live track were recorded on June 25, 1999, at the Glastonbury Festival.

UK cassette single[6]
  1. "The Great Beyond" (edit)
  2. "Man on the Moon" (live at Glastonbury)
  • US maxi-CD single[7]
Japanese CD single[8]
  1. "The Great Beyond" (edit)
  2. "The One I Love" (live at Glastonbury)
  3. "Everybody Hurts" (live at Glastonbury)
  4. "Man on the Moon" (live at Glastonbury)
  • UK and European CD single[9]
  1. "The Great Beyond" (radio edit) – 4:13
  2. "Everybody Hurts" (live from Glastonbury) – 6:21
  3. "The One I Love" (live from Glastonbury) – 3:10

Charts edit

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States November 8, 1999
[36][37]
November 9, 1999
[36]
December 7, 1999 Contemporary hit radio [38]
Canada December 21, 1999 CD [39]
United Kingdom January 24, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [40]
Japan January 26, 2000 CD Warner Bros. [41]

Other versions edit

In June 2003, Michael Stipe sang an a cappella excerpt from the song for a BBC Radio 2 advertisement.[42] He performed it on a stage in an empty theater. Welsh progressive breakbeat producers Hybrid later would use this a cappella to create a bootleg remix.[43] A live version of this song is included on R.E.M. Live. The song was covered by The Fray in 2007 for the compilation album Radio 1: Established 1967.

References edit

  1. ^ "The 50 best pop songs written for movies". The Telegraph. 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Venice Film Review: 'Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — featuring a very special, contractually obligated mention of Tony Clifton'". 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ The Great Beyond (US CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 2000. 9 16888-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ The Great Beyond (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 1999. 7-16888.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ The Great Beyond (US cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 1999. 9 16888-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ The Great Beyond (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 2000. W516C.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ The Great Beyond (US maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 1999. 9 44816-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ The Great Beyond (Japanese CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 2000. WPCR-10638.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ The Great Beyond (UK & European CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records, Jersey Records. 2000. W516CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "R.E.M. – The Great Beyond". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9723." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9751." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 10022." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 7. February 12, 2000. p. 11. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "R.E.M. – The Great Beyond" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  16. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (4.2– 10.2 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 4, 2000. p. 10. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Great Beyond". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  18. ^ "R.E.M. – The Great Beyond". Top Digital Download. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  19. ^ "R.E.M. – The Great Beyond" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  20. ^ "R.E.M. – The Great Beyond". VG-lista. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  22. ^ "R.E.M. – The Great Beyond". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  23. ^ "R.E.M. – The Great Beyond". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  25. ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  26. ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  27. ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  28. ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  29. ^ "R.E.M. Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  30. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 5, 2001. p. 10. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  31. ^ . Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  32. ^ "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. January 20, 2001. p. 25.
  33. ^ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 48.
  34. ^ "Most Played Modern Rock Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 38.
  35. ^ "The Best of 2000: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 44.
  36. ^ a b "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1324. November 5, 1999. pp. 92, 107, 111, 119. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  37. ^ "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2279. November 8, 1999. p. 20.
  38. ^ "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2283. December 3, 1999. p. 8.
  39. ^ . Jam!. Archived from the original on August 29, 2000. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  40. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 24 January, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 22, 2000. p. 25. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  41. ^ "ザ・グレイト・ビヨンド | R.E.M." [The Great Beyond | R.E.M.] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  42. ^ "Radio 2 TV ads reflect its unique positioning" – www.campaignlive.com
  43. ^ . Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2013.

External links edit

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The Great Beyond is a song by American rock band R E M written for the 1999 film Man on the Moon It was released as a single the same year for support of the film s soundtrack album On the soundtrack there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track meanwhile the single version is a radio edit with the bridge omitted The Great Beyond Single by R E M from the album Man on the Moon Music from the Motion Picture B side Man on the Moon live The One I Love live Everybody Hurts live ReleasedNovember 8 1999 1999 11 08 GenreAlternative rock 1 Length5 06 album version 4 14 radio edit LabelWarner Bros JerseySongwriter s Peter BuckMike MillsMichael StipeProducer s Pat McCarthyR E M singles chronology Suspicion 1999 The Great Beyond 1999 Imitation of Life 2001 Music video The Great Beyond on YouTube The Great Beyond reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in January 2000 the band s highest ever chart position in that country and it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media It additionally became a top 20 hit in Canada Iceland Ireland Italy and Norway The unedited version is included in two R E M compilations In Time The Best of R E M 1988 2003 and Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982 2011 Contents 1 Background and content 2 Music video 3 Track listings 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Release history 6 Other versions 7 References 8 External linksBackground and content editAccording to the book Perfect Circle The Story of R E M the band employed their then usual live musicians when recording the song To record the single the group convened at John Keane s Joey Waronker was brought in on drums Scott McCaughey and Ken Stringfellow were each invited to take part Pat McCarthy returned to the producer s chair In the unedited version at 4 09 and at 4 26 the listener can hear Michael Stipe singing the following lines in the background Here s a little agit for the never believer here s a little ghost for the offering Both lines were taken from the band s 1992 song Man on the Moon also about Andy Kaufman from which the film took its title Music video editThe song s video was directed by Liz Friedlander It originally featured footage of Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman from the 1999 film Yet the compilation DVD In View The Best of R E M 1988 2003 which accompanied In Time and collected R E M s major videos from 1988 to 2003 the video was remixed to feature archived footage of Kaufman himself similar to the video for Man on the Moon The original version can be seen on the Man on the Moon DVD Carrey revealed in the 2017 documentary Jim amp Andy The Great Beyond that he had been invited to appear in the video in person but refused as he wished to psychologically distance himself from the Kaufman character he stated that he now regretted the decision 2 Track listings editAll songs were written by Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except for The Great Beyond written by Buck Mills and Stipe All live track were recorded on June 25 1999 at the Glastonbury Festival US CD 7 inch and cassette single 3 4 5 UK cassette single 6 The Great Beyond edit Man on the Moon live at Glastonbury US maxi CD single 7 Japanese CD single 8 The Great Beyond edit The One I Love live at Glastonbury Everybody Hurts live at Glastonbury Man on the Moon live at Glastonbury UK and European CD single 9 The Great Beyond radio edit 4 13 Everybody Hurts live from Glastonbury 6 21 The One I Love live from Glastonbury 3 10Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1999 2000 Peakposition Australia ARIA 10 25 Canada Top Singles RPM 11 16 Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 12 46 Canada Rock Alternative RPM 13 4 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 14 11 Germany Official German Charts 15 56 Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 16 4 Ireland IRMA 17 6 Italy FIMI 18 3 Netherlands Single Top 100 19 91 Norway VG lista 20 8 Scotland OCC 21 1 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 22 52 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 23 72 UK Singles OCC 24 3 US Billboard Hot 100 25 57 US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 26 1 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 27 13 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 28 11 US Mainstream Rock Billboard 29 33 Year end charts edit Chart 2000 Position Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 30 39 Ireland IRMA 31 59 UK Singles OCC 32 94 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 33 43 US Modern Rock Tracks Billboard 34 50 US Triple A Billboard 35 9Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref s United States November 8 1999 Adult contemporarymodern adult contemporary radio Warner Bros Jersey 36 37 November 9 1999 Mainstream rockactive rockalternative radio 36 December 7 1999 Contemporary hit radio 38 Canada December 21 1999 CD 39 United Kingdom January 24 2000 CDcassette 40 Japan January 26 2000 CD Warner Bros 41 Other versions editIn June 2003 Michael Stipe sang an a cappella excerpt from the song for a BBC Radio 2 advertisement 42 He performed it on a stage in an empty theater Welsh progressive breakbeat producers Hybrid later would use this a cappella to create a bootleg remix 43 A live version of this song is included on R E M Live The song was covered by The Fray in 2007 for the compilation album Radio 1 Established 1967 References edit The 50 best pop songs written for movies The Telegraph 18 December 2017 Venice Film Review Jim amp Andy The Great Beyond featuring a very special contractually obligated mention of Tony Clifton 6 September 2017 The Great Beyond US CD single liner notes R E M Warner Bros Records Jersey Records 2000 9 16888 2 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link The Great Beyond US 7 inch single vinyl disc R E M Warner Bros Records Jersey Records 1999 7 16888 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link The Great Beyond US cassette single sleeve R E M Warner 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