Song · R.E.M.
“Electrolite” by R.E.M.
From the album New Adventures in Hi‐Fi (1996)
“Electrolite” by R.E.M. appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2002 and 2021. It was first released in 1996 on the album New Adventures in Hi‐Fi. Its best result is #310 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,352 alternative song of all time.
"Electrolite" brings the curtain down on New Adventures in Hi-Fi, R.E.M.'s tenth album, from 1996: a piano ballad, with Mike Mills at the keys, addressed to Hollywood and to a century running out of road. It very nearly stayed off the record. Michael Stipe didn't want it there, and it took Peter Buck and Mills to talk him round.
Buck plays banjo and bass, Bill Berry drums and percussion, Andy Carlson adds violin and Nathan December güiro, and Scott Litt produced with the band and mixed with John Keane. It became the album's third single, out in Britain that December. It went top 40 there and in Canada, Finland and Iceland, but in America it stalled at 96 on the Hot 100, the band's lowest-charting single. Peter Care and Spike Jonze directed the video, a romp of dune buggies, wild costumes and rubber reindeer.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1529 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2021 | 310 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
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