Hope (R.E.M. song)
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“Hope” | |||||
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Song by R.E.M. | |||||
Album | Up | ||||
Released | October 26, 1998 (UK) October 27, 1998 (U.S.) |
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Genre | Alternative Rock | ||||
Length | 5:02 | ||||
Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
Writer | Leonard Cohen, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | ||||
Producer | Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. | ||||
Up track listing | |||||
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"Hope" is a 1998 song by R.E.M., from the album Up. It originally debuted live under the title "Boomerang".
Like some of the other songs on the album Up, it is driven by synthesizers instead of guitars. Lyrically, it involves someone who is about to undergo surgery.
Leonard Cohen was also given a songwriting credit on "Hope", due to some musical similarities to his song "Suzanne".
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