Man On The Moon (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1992
From the album Automatic For The People (track #10)
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Man On The Moon appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Automatic For The People (track #10) (this album) (1992)
- In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (track #1) (compilation) (2003)
- Live (track #22) (2007)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #23) (compilation) (2011)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #13) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #30) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #59) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #87) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #104) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #14) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2026 12:42 | Siromynian | 18,131 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 16:04 | Brando1788 | 1,190 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 17:38 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 01:59 | RomanRelic | 4,626 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 20:44 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
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Goliath 04/20/2022 14:48 | #284425
Great track, the Jim Carrey film of the same name is well worth watching, now I know who Andy Kaufman was I can appreciate this track even more!
Squonk007 09/14/2021 19:09 | #273729
Not my favourite, middle of the road track.
The only R.E.M. song I love.
The solemn theme continues but this has a more whimsical look at life and death. Irrespective of who you are or how great your own human endeavours may be, we all end up as dust.
Beautiful song. One of a great trio to end the album
DeusExMackia 12/25/2018 22:11 | #227879
Phenomenal chorus. A quintessential piece of R.E.M.
hereforashortime 03/08/2017 17:35 | #187141
Love the lyrics, best track on the album
koner1 08/29/2014 20:57 | #120761
beautiful
Interesting lyrics
Jasonconfused 01/21/2013 22:56 | #62424
So witty and so catchy! Plus it's about the great Andy Kaufman!
revolver94 10/29/2011 17:33 | #29291
Such a catchy song!
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