E-Bow the Letter

"E-Bow the Letter"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi
B-side	"Tricycle" "Departure" "Wall of Death"
Released	August 19, 1996 (1996-08-19)
Studio	Bad Animals (Seattle)
Genre	Folk rock avant-rock
Length	5:22
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Bill Berry Michael Stipe Mike Mills Peter Buck
Producer(s)	Scott Litt R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Tongue" (1995) "E-Bow the Letter" (1996) "Bittersweet Me" (1996)
Patti Smith singles chronology
"Summer Cannibals" (1996) "E-Bow the Letter" (1996) "1959" (1997)

"E-Bow the Letter" is a 1996 song by R.E.M. and featuring the backing vocals by Patti Smith. It is the first single from their 10th studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi. It went to the top 10 in Iceland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland and Norway. It went to number 49 in the United States.

Track listings

All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, except where noted.

• US CD, cassette, and 7-inch single^[1][2][3]

UK cassette single^[4]

1. "E-Bow the Letter" (Seattle studio) – 5:22 (5:24 on UK version)
2. "Tricycle" (St. Louis soundcheck) – 1:58 (1:59 on UK version)

• US 12-inch and maxi-CD single^[5][6]

UK and European CD single^[7]

1. "E-Bow the Letter" (Seattle studio) – 5:22 (5:24 on UK version)
2. "Tricycle" (St. Louis soundcheck) – 1:58 (1:59 on UK version)
3. "Departure" (Rome soundcheck) – 3:35
4. "Wall of Death" (Athens studio) (Richard Thompson) – 3:07

• Australian CD single^[8]

1. "E-Bow the Letter" – 5:24
2. "Tricycle" – 1:59
3. "Departure" (live) – 3:35
4. "Wall of Death" (Thompson) – 3:07

References

1. E-Bow the Letter (US CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. 9 17529-2.
2. E-Bow the Letter (US cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. 9 17529-4.
3. E-Bow the Letter (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. 7-17529.
4. E-Bow the Letter (UK cassette single sleeve). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. W0369C.
5. E-Bow the Letter (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. 9 43763-0.
6. E-Bow the Letter (US maxi-CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. 9 43763-2.
7. E-Bow the Letter (UK & European CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. W0369CD.
8. E-Bow the Letter (Australian CD single liner notes). R.E.M. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. 9362437632.