(Don't Go Back To) Rockville (track)
by R.E.M.
(Don't Go Back To) Rockville appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Reckoning (track #9) (this album) (1984)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #6) (compilation) (1991)
- Eponymous (track #5) (compilation) (1988)
- Live (track #20) (2007)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #6) (compilation) (2011)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #5) (compilation) (2006)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #35) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #17) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/15/2026 12:15 |  VictorVale | 44,225 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2026 15:11 | stareaterogni0n | 6,262 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 13:09 | Siromynian | 18,266 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 02:00 | RomanRelic | 4,626 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 04:07 |  AAL2014 | 40,953 | 76/100 |
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Yes Stipe sounds like he’s smiling as he’s singing it, and I wonder if it’s a little tongue in cheek country ditty.
Whatever the intention though, it turned out just great.
One of my most favorite R.E.M. songs
A jolly song.
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