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Who sang Orange Crush?

Release date: 1988

Duration: 03:52

R.E.M. released the song Orange Crush. Date of release: 1988.

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🎶 Orange Crush song analysis

The protagonist talks about his own beliefs and how he does not want to be controlled by others. He mentions serving his conscience abroad and feeling watched. The chorus refers to being on top of a roof and feeling the rush of someone new entering his life. Overall, the song seems to be about independence and the desire for freedom.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Orange Crush’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.

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R.E.M. - Short Biography

- R.E.M. is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980.
- The band members are Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.
- Noted for Buck's arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's vocal quality, stage presence and obscure lyrics, Mills' melodic bass lines and backing vocals, and Berry's drumming style.
- Considered a pioneer of alternative rock in the early 1990s.
- They sold over 90 million albums worldwide and became one of the world's best-selling musical acts before breaking up in 2011.

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"Orange Crush" is a popular song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the first single from their sixth studio album, "Green", in 1988. Although it reached number one as a promotional single in the mainstream and modern rock categories in the United States, it was not released in the country. In the UK, the song peaked at #28, making it the band's biggest hit at the time. R.E.M. promoted the song in the U.K. by making its first appearance on "Top of the Pops."

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