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“Crush With Eyeliner” by R.E.M.

From the album Monster (1994)

“Crush With Eyeliner” by R.E.M. appears on 22 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Monster. Its best result is #50 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #84 alternative song of 1995 and #1,797 alternative song of all time.

22countdowns
13stations
#50best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2023years charted

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R.E.M. - Crush With Eyeliner (Official Music Video)

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"Crush With Eyeliner" struts across R.E.M.'s 1994 album Monster in glitter and grime, and Michael Stipe has named the New York Dolls as its spark: a band he admired for pushing a song into sleaze and excess. Peter Buck's guitar comes on thick and fuzzed, Mike Mills and Bill Berry lay down a lurching glam stomp, and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore lurks in the background vocals. Scott Litt produced it with the band.

There's a sadder story under the swagger: it was among the first songs Stipe managed to write after the block that set in when his friend, the actor River Phoenix, died. Issued as the album's third single, it got a Spike Jonze video in which Japanese kids dance and mime the song at a party while the band barely appear, watching from the edges.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 63 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1995 54 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 94 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 50 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 100 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104
1995 74 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 103
1995 56 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 785 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 510 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 998 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 932 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 744 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 744 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 744 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1906 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 744 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 744 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 744 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2008 1989 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2021 210 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 854 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 580 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: Crush with Eyeliner.

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  6. 6My FriendsRed Hot Chili Peppers

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