Fall On Me (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1986
From the album Lifes Rich Pageant (track #3)
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Fall On Me appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Lifes Rich Pageant (track #3) (this album) (1986)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #11) (compilation) (1991)
- Eponymous (track #9) (compilation) (1988)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #10) (compilation) (2011)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #19) (compilation) (2006)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #6) (2014)
- R.E.M Singles Collected (track #11) (compilation) (1994)
- Unplugged 1991 (track #6) (2014)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #69) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #76) (compilation) (2018)
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| ! | 07/02/2026 13:01 | Siromynian | 17,869 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 01:59 | RomanRelic | 4,626 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 12:23 |  AAL2014 | 40,076 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2025 06:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,061 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/20/2025 08:24 |  NowhereMan | 14,722 | 85/100 |
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There’s a few to choose from, but this is my favourite vocal interaction between Mills and Stipe at the song’s bridge.
Brad1770 12/18/2017 13:30 | #203448
Fall On Me delivers a hat trick of killer song to open Life. One of my favorite R.E.M tracks ( and I’m a complete REM phile ) .My favorite 3 songs to open any album ? You betcha !
Kalos 08/28/2014 08:05 | #120584
I Don't love it that much,but every time I listen to it, there's always something I never noticed before, a background voice, a hidden guitar..certosine work
great song...probably my favorite R.E.M track
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