Song · R.E.M.
“Camera” by R.E.M.
From the album Reckoning (1984)
“Camera” by R.E.M. appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2011. It was first released in 1984 on the album Reckoning. Its best result is #1775 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,445 alternative song of all time.
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"Camera" sits on Reckoning, the second R.E.M. album, which I.R.S. Records put out in April 1984, and the writing credit is split four ways between Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe. Mitch Easter and Don Dixon produced it.
The record around it was made fast and close to the bone: 16 days at Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, straddling the turn of 1984, with Easter and Dixon out to catch the band as it sounded on stage and trying binaural recording on several tracks. Stipe's lyrics on the album took a darker turn, with water imagery seeping through them, and Reckoning, also known as File Under Water, drew critical acclaim when it landed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1969 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1964 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2007 | 1811 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1775 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1811 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1858 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1937 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
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