Song · R.E.M.
“You Are The Everything” by R.E.M.
From the album Green (1988)
“You Are The Everything” by R.E.M. appears on 11 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1991 and 2018. It was first released in 1988 on the album Green. Its best result is #280 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,206 alternative song of all time.
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"You Are the Everything" comes from R.E.M.'s Green, released in November 1988, and it's one of the hushed, drifting moments on that record. All four members share the writing credit: Michael Stipe sings, Peter Buck plays guitar, Mike Mills plays bass and Bill Berry plays drums. The band produced it with Scott Litt, who engineered and mixed it with Jay Healy.
It pulls the listener in close, Stipe's voice floating over Buck's gentle picking and a soft, rolling pulse until the song feels less like a performance than a reverie.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 280 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 1309 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1309 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1314 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1313 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1708 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1298 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 709 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 1298 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1299 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2018 | 723 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
Also listed as: You are the Everything.
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