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“Catapult” by R.E.M.

From the album Murmur (1983)

“Catapult” by R.E.M. appears on 17 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1983 on the album Murmur. Its best result is #39 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #906 alternative song of all time.

17countdowns
3stations
#39best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2023years charted

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"Catapult" comes from Murmur, the R.E.M. album that arrived in April 1983, 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 and Easter mixed it, and it's pure early R.E.M. mystery: jangling guitars, a nimble, bounding rhythm and Stipe's voice half-swallowed in the mix, the words more felt than heard. Rock radio came to it late, then held on to it for more than a decade of countdowns.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 508 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 508 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 508 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 508 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1416 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 508 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 39 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 508 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 508 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 998 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 950 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 929 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 887 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 920 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 940 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 964 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 243 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850

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