'' is the second official compilation album released by
R.E.M. Issued in
2003 , it includes tracks from their
Warner Bros. Records era, from
1988 's ''
Green '' to
2001 's ''
Reveal '', as well as two new recordings and one song from a movie soundtrack. "Bad Day" was started in
1986 , when
Bill Berry was still in the band, and was finally finished for this compilation. "Animal" was a recent song written for their upcoming studio album. Similarly, "All the Right Friends", originally written in the early 1980s, had been re-recorded by R.E.M. for use in
Cameron Crowe 's
2001 film ''
Vanilla Sky ''. "
The Great Beyond " was initially issued in
1999 as part of
Milos Forman 's film on
Andy Kaufman , ''
Man On The Moon ''. It ended up becoming the band's biggest UK hit, with a #3 peak, in early
2000 . This, the third inclusion of the song on an official release, is the only unedited version. On the ''Man on the Moon'' soundtrack, there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track; meanwhile, the single version is a radio edit, with the bridge omitted.
''In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003'' was also issued in a limited two-disc edition that included a "Rarities and B-Sides" disc from the same era. The single-disc edition of the album reached #1 in the UK, while going gold in the US and peaking at #8. The limited-edition two-disc release managed to reach #16 in the US and #37 in the UK.
In
2005 , Warner Bros. Records issued an expanded two-disc edition of the compilation which included a CD, a DVD-Audio disc containing a 5.1-channel surround sound mix of the album done by
Elliot Scheiner , and the original CD booklet with expanded liner notes. The "Rarities and B-Sides" bonus disc from the limited edition is not included in this package.
All songs by
Bill Berry ,
Peter Buck ,
Mike Mills and
Michael Stipe ,
except Disc 1: Tracks # 2, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 17,
and Disc 2: Tracks # 10–13 by Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.
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Man On The Moon " – 5:14
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The Great Beyond " – 5:05
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All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) " – 4:44
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Losing My Religion " – 4:28
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E-Bow The Letter " – 5:24
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Orange Crush " – 3:51
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Imitation Of Life " – 3:57
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Daysleeper " – 3:40
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Animal " – 4:01
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Stand " – 3:11
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Electrolite " – 4:06
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All The Right Friends " – 2:46
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At My Most Beautiful " – 3:34
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Nightswimming " – 4:18
#"
Pop Song 89 " (acoustic) – 2:57
- ''Originally released as a B-side on the 'Pop Song 89' single''
#"Turn You Inside-Out" - 4:17
- ''Live version, taken from Tourfilm ''
#"Fretless" – 4:50
- ''Originally released as a B-side on the ‘Everybody Hurts’ single''
#"It's a Free World Baby" – 5:12
#"Revolution" – 3:05
- ''Featured on the Batman & Robin soundtrack''
#"Leave" (alternate version) – 4:42
- ''Originally released as a B-side on the 'Daysleeper' single''
#"The Lifting" (demo) – 5:20
- ''Originally released as a B-side on the 'Imitation of Life' single''
#"Beat a Drum" (demo) – 4:27
- ''Originally released as a B-side on the 'Imitation of Life' single''
#"2JN" – 3:26
- ''Originally released as a B-side on the 'Imitation of Life' single''
#" The One I Love " (live, June 8, 2001) – 3:24
#"Country Feedback" (live, July 19, 2003) – 6:16
All songs published by Night Garden Music, except Disc 1: Tracks # 2, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 17,
and Disc 2: Tracks # 10–13 by Temporary Music. Administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
An accompanying
DVD of musical videos, titled ''In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003'', was also released.
#"Bad Day"
#"All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)"
#"Imitation of Life"
#"The Great Beyond"
#"At My Most Beautiful"
#"Daysleeper"
#"Electrolite"
#"E-Bow the Letter"
#"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
#"Nightswimming"
#"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
#"Everybody Hurts"
#"Man on the Moon"
#"Losing My Religion"
#"Stand"
#"Orange Crush"
#"
Tongue "
#"
How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us "
#"New Test Leper"
#"
Bittersweet Me "
#"
Lotus "
#"
I'll Take The Rain "
Recorded at
Trafalgar Square on
April 29 ,
2001 :
#"Imitation of Life"
#"Losing My Religion"
#"Man on the Moon"
