r.e.m. reconvened in mid-1990 record seventh album, out of time. in departure green, band members wrote music non-traditional rock instrumentation including mandolin, organ, , acoustic guitar instead of adding them overdubs later in creative process. released in march 1991, out of time band s first album top both , uk charts. record sold 4.2 million copies in alone, , 12 million copies worldwide 1996. album s lead single losing religion worldwide hit received heavy rotation on radio, did music video on mtv , vh1. losing religion r.e.m. s highest-charting single in us, reaching number 4 on billboard charts. there ve been few life-changing events in our career because our career has been gradual, mills said years later. if want talk life changing, think losing religion closest gets . album s second single, shiny happy people (one of 3 songs on record feature vocals kate pierson of fellow athens band b-52 s), major hit, reaching number 10 in , number 6 in uk. out of time garnered r.e.m. 7 nominations @ 1992 grammy awards, nominations of artist year. band won 3 awards: 1 best alternative music album , 2 losing religion , best short form music video , best pop performance duo or group vocal. r.e.m. did not tour promote out of time; instead group played series of one-off shows, including appearance taped episode of mtv unplugged , released music videos each song on video album film on. mtv unplugged session of losing religion recorded members of atlanta symphony orchestra in madison, georgia, @ madison-morgan cultural center.
after spending months off, r.e.m. returned studio in 1991 record next album. late in 1992, band released automatic people. though group had intended make harder-rocking album after softer textures of out of time, somber automatic people [seemed] move @ more agonized crawl , according melody maker. album dealt themes of loss , mourning inspired sense of ... turning thirty , according buck. several songs featured string arrangements former led zeppelin bassist john paul jones. considered number of critics (as buck , mills) band s best album, automatic people reached numbers 1 , 2 on uk , charts, respectively, , generated american top 40 hit singles drive , man on moon , , hurts . album sell on fifteen million copies worldwide. out of time, there no tour in support of album. decision forgo tour, in conjunction stipe s physical appearance, generated rumors singer dying or hiv-positive, vehemently denied band.
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