Radio Free Europe (song)

"Radio Free Europe"
Single by R.E.M.
B-side	"Sitting Still"
Released	July 8, 1981 (1981-07-08)
Recorded	1981
Studio	Drive-In Studios, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Genre	Alternative rock[1] indie rock[2]
Length	3:46
Label	Hib-Tone
Songwriter(s)	Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe
Producer(s)	Mitch Easter
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Radio Free Europe" (1981) ""Radio Free Europe"" (1983)

"Radio Free Europe" is a debut single from alternative rock band R.E.M.. It was released on 8 July 1981.

Re-recording and I.R.S. single release

"Radio Free Europe"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Murmur
B-side	"There She Goes Again"
Released	July 8, 1983 (1983-07-08)
Recorded	January 6 – February 23, 1983
Studio	Reflection Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock[2]
Length	4:06
Label	I.R.S.
Songwriter(s)	Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe
Producer(s)	Don Dixon, Mitch Easter
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Radio Free Europe (Hib-Tone version)" (1981) "Radio Free Europe" (1983) "Talk About the Passion" (1983)
Music video
"Radio Free Europe" on YouTube

"Radio Free Europe" was re-released in 1983 and taken from their debut studio album Murmur. It went to number 78 in the United States.

References

1. Black, Johnny (2004). Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-87930-776-9.
2. Chadwick, Justin (September 7, 2017). "100 Most Dynamic Debut Albums: R.E.M.'s 'Murmur' (1983)". Albumism.