#r.e.m.

helloooo this is new for me to be doing but i felt confident enough in giving it a shot! diary comics, not remotely going to be daily or extremely consistent, just whenever it feels right to make a comic or i have something interesting to talk about in comic form

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion 1991

"Losing My Religion" is a song by American alternative rockband R.E.M., released on February 19 1991 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Out of Time. It developed from a mandolin riff improvised by the guitarist, Peter Buck. The lyrics, written by the singer Michael Stipe, concern disillusionment and unrequited love.

"Losing My Religion" is R.E.M.'s highest-charting hit in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached number 19 on the UK singles chart, number 16 in Canada and number 11 in Australia. Its music video, directed by the Indian filmmaker Tarsem Singh, won Best Short Form Music Video and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 1992 Grammy Awards, and won the awards for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Direction, and Best Editing at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017, and Rolling Stone ranked it at number 112 in its 2024 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 2020, "Losing My Religion" reached one billion views on Youtube.

"Losing My Religion" received a total of 90,7% yes votes!