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Bittersweet Me

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"Bittersweet Me"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi
B-side"Undertow (Live)"
ReleasedOctober 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
RecordedNovember 7, 1995
StudioMemphis soundcheck
Length4:06
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
"E-Bow the Letter"
(1996)
"Bittersweet Me"
(1996)
"Electrolite"
(1997)

"Bittersweet Me" is a 1996 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the second single from their tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi. It went to number 5 in Iceland, number 6 in Canada, number 19 in the United Kingdom, number 20 in Ireland, number 46 in the United States and number 90 in Australia.

Track listings

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All songs were written by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe unless otherwise indicated.

  • 7-inch, cassette, and CD single
  1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
  2. "Undertow" (live)1 – 5:05
  • 12-inch and CD maxi-single
  1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
  2. "Undertow" (live)1 – 5:05
  3. "Wichita Lineman" (Webb) (live)2  – 3:18
  4. "New Test Leper" (live acoustic)3 – 5:29

1 Recorded at the Omni Theater, Atlanta, Georgia; November 18, 1995. Taken from the live performance video, Road Movie.
2 Recorded at The Woodlands, Houston, Texas; September 15, 1995.
3 Recorded at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington; April 19, 1996.