Try Not To Breathe (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1992
From the album Automatic For The People (track #2)
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Try Not To Breathe appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Automatic For The People (track #2) (this album) (1992)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #24) (compilation) (2014)
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| ! | 07/22/2026 02:06 | multiverso | 6,909 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 16:03 | Brando1788 | 1,209 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 17:35 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/21/2013 22:18 | #62411
Gives me the sensation of soaring over the world. (Edited)
Doesn't quite reach the heights of the best tracks on the album. Come on they can't all be the best, although some clearly disagree.
I've seen things that you will never see, leave it memory me . the way he delivers that line is incredible its haunting (Edited)
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/19/2017 10:48 | #203551
This song is Stipes death track , its about dying and ones morbidity
Follows on nicely from Drive
