Losing My Religion

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"Losing My Religion"
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion.jpg
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Out of Time
B-side "Rotary Eleven"
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1991 (1991-02-19)
RecordedSeptember–October 1990
Studio
Genre
Length4:28
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Get Up"
(1989)
"Losing My Religion"
(1991)
"Shiny Happy People"
(1991)
Audio sample

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Losing My Religion"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [78] Platinum90,000
Italy (FIMI) [79] 2× Platinum100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [80] 2× Platinum1,200,000
United States (RIAA) [81]
Physical single
Gold500,000^
United States (RIAA) [82]
Digital single
Platinum1,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Losing My Religion"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
EuropeFebruary 19, 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Warner Bros. [43]
United States
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
[15]
United KingdomFebruary 25, 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[83]

Covers

Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) covered the song in the 2010 Glee episode "Grilled Cheesus". [84] The song reached number 60 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 47 on the Canadian Hot 100. [85] [86]

Tori Amos recorded a cover version which appeared in the film Higher Learning .

Italian band Lacuna Coil covered the song on their 2012 album Dark Adrenaline .

Italian metal band Graveworm covered the song on their 2003 album Engraved in Black .

American heavy metal band Trivium covered the song on their 2013 album Vengeance Falls . [87]

Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan covered the song on his 2020 album Thief . [88]

Hootie & the Blowfish covered the song for the 2020 reissue of their 2019 album Imperfect Circle . In a 2020 interview, guitarist Matt Bryan emphasized how influential R.E.M. had been in the band's development. [89] [90]

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