Song · R.E.M.
“Get Up” by R.E.M.
From the album Green (1988)
“Get Up” by R.E.M. appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Green. Its best result is #791 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,039 alternative song of all time.
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"Get Up" came off Green, R.E.M.'s 1988 album for Warner Bros., and it was the last of that record's singles, issued in the US only. Scott Litt produced it with the band, and it's the four of them at full strength: Bill Berry on drums, Peter Buck on guitar, Mike Mills on bass and Michael Stipe out front.
The joke at its center is aimed at Mills. Stipe wrote it as a wake-up call for a bandmate who kept sleeping late through the Green sessions, and Mills only found out he was the target years later, when Stipe introduced it that way from the stage. The bridge is a small miracle of clutter, a pile of music boxes chiming at once, an idea Berry got from a dream. Stipe called it his favorite in Tourfilm, the movie of the band's 1989 tour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 791 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1126 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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