Electrolite
Lyrics
Your eyes are burning holes through me.
I’m gasoline.
I’m burnin’ clean.
Twentieth century go and sleep.
You’re plasticine.
That is obscene.
That is obscene.
You are the star tonight.
You shine electric outta sight.
You light eclipsed the moon tonight.
Elecrolite. You’re outta sight.
If I ever want to fly.
Mulholland Drive.
I am alive.
Hollywood is under me.
I’m Martin Sheen
I’m Steve McQueen
I’m Jimmy Dean
You are the star tonight.
You shine electric outta sight.
You light eclipsed the moon tonight.
Elecrolite.
You’re outta sight.
If you want to fly.
Mulholland Drive.
Up in the sky.
Stand on a cliff and look down there.
Don’t be scared, you are alive.
You are alive.
You are the star tonight.
You shine electric outta sight.
You light eclipsed the moon tonight.
Elecrolite.
You’re outta sight.
Twentieth century go and sleep.
Really deep.
We won’t blink
You’re eyes are burnin’ holes through me.
I’m not scared
I’m outta here.
I’m not scared.
I’m outta here.
Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd.
16 Official Releases
Electrolite (12” Single)USA – 9 43810-0
Electrolite (7” Single)USA – 7-17446
Electrolite (7” Single)USA – 7-17446
Electrolite (Promotional 7” Single)UK –
Electrolite (Maxi Cassette)Australia – 5439174464
Electrolite (Maxi Cassette)USA – 9 17445-4
Electrolite (Maxi CD)Australia – 5439174464
Electrolite (Maxi CD)Australia – 9362438102
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Electrolite (Maxi CD)USA – 5439-17446-2
Electrolite (Maxi CD)Germany – 9362-43810-2
Electrolite (Maxi CD)USA – 9-43810-2
Electrolite (Maxi CD)UK – W0383CDX
Electrolite (Maxi CD)Japan – WPCR 2182
Electrolite (Maxi CD)Japan – WPCR 966
Electrolite (Promotional Maxi CD)USA – PRO-CD-8575
Electrolite (Promotional Maxi CD)UK – WO383CDDJ
‘Electrolite’ is also available on
Hit Collection 2000 (Promotional Maxi CD)released: unknown
- 1. The Great Beyond
- 2. Man On The Moon
- 3. Bang And Blame
- 4. Draggin’ The Line
- 5. Daysleeper
- 6. Nightswimming
- 7. Everybody Hurts
- 8. Losing My Religion
- 9. Strange Currencies
- 10. Shiny Happy People
- 11. Lotus
- 12. Drive
- 13. E-Bow The Letter
- 14. Electrolite
- 15. Radio Free Europe
- 16. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- 17. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
1998 The Greatest Hits Collection (Bootleg CD Album)Bulgaria –
released: unknown
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. Man On The Moon
- 3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 4. Shiny Happy People
- 5. Drive
- 6. E-Bow The Letter
- 7. Radio Free Europe
- 8. Everybody Hurts
- 9. Bang And Blame
- 10. Radio Song
- 11. The One I Love
- 12. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- 13. Electrolite
- 14. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 15. Talk About The Passion
- 16. Near Wild Heaven
- 17. Nightswimming
All For One (Bootleg CD Album)POLAR BEAR RECORDS
released: unknown
Recorded at Later with Jools Holland, London, Oct. 1998.
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. New Test Leper
- 3. Lotus
- 4. Parakeet
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. Perfect Circle
- 7. The Apologist
- 8. Daysleeper
- 9. Country Feedback
- 10. At My Most Beautiful
- 11. Walk Unafraid
- 12. Man On The Moon
THE BLINDING LIGHT (Bootleg CD Album)US 42
released: unknown
Recorded Tracks 1-15, MTV Sonic, Milan, Italy, Tracks 16-17 125 Milioni di Cazzate, TV Show, Milan, Italy, Track 18 Top of the Pops
- 1. Imitation Of Life
- 2. Losing My Religion
- 3. The Great Beyond
- 4. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 5. Daysleeper
- 6. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
- 7. The Lifting
- 8. I’ll Take The Rain
- 9. I’ve Been High
- 10. Electrolite
- 11. The Lifting
- 12. At My Most Beautiful
- 13. I’ll Take The Rain
- 14. Man On The Moon
- 15. She Just Wants To Be
- 16. Imitation Of Life
live recorded at: 2001-05-03 in Milan - 17. Losing My Religion
live recorded at: 2001-05-03 in Milan - 18. Imitation Of Life
live recorded at: 2001-04-26 in London
Black Session (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded Tracks 1-17 Studio 105, La Maison de Radio, Paris, Track 18 Nulle Part Ailleurs, Canal+ Studio 5/5/01.
- 1. Imitation Of Life
- 2. The Great Beyond
- 3. Hope
- 4. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
- 5. Daysleeper
- 6. I’ve Been High
- 7. Electrolite
- 8. The Lifting
- 9. At My Most Beautiful
- 10. I’ll Take The Rain
- 11. The One I Love
- 12. She Just Wants To Be
- 13. Walk Unafraid
- 14. Losing My Religion
- 15. Man On The Moon
- 16. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 17. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 18. Imitation Of Life
Cologne Free Concert (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded: Cologne, Germany, May 12, 2001
- 1. The Great Beyond
- 2. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 3. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
- 4. Cuyahoga
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. I’ve Been High
- 7. Daysleeper
- 8. The Lifting
- 9. Find The River
- 10. Imitation Of Life
- 11. I’ll Take The Rain
- 12. At My Most Beautiful
- 13. The One I Love
- 14. She Just Wants To Be
- 15. Walk Unafraid
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Man On The Moon
- 18. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 19. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Draggin’ The Line – Greatest Hits ’99 (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
- 1. Daysleeper
- 2. Draggin’ The Line
- 3. Everybody Hurts
- 4. Losing My Religion
- 5. Man On The Moon
- 6. Strange Currencies
- 7. Shiny Happy People
- 8. Lotus
- 9. Suspicion
- 10. Drive
- 11. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 12. E-Bow The Letter
- 13. Electrolite
- 14. Radio Free Europe
- 15. Nightswimming
- 16. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- 17. The One I Love
Eclipse the Moon Tonight (Bootleg CD Album)EMCD 1198
released: unknown
Recorded: BBC Studios, White City, London, Broadcast 11/6/98, Track 14 (Interview)
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. Lotus
- 3. New Test Leper
- 4. Daysleeper
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. At My Most Beautiful
- 7. The Apologist
- 8. Country Feedback
- 9. Parakeet
- 10. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 11. Walk Unafraid
- 12. Man On The Moon
- 13. The Passenger
For Promotional Use Only (Bootleg CD Album)SOUNDS OF THE BOARD
released: unknown
Recorded: (Tracks 1-12) 10/25/98, BBC Radio, London , (Tracks 13-14) 10/22/98, David Lettermann, Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York, NY , (Tracks 15-16) 11/17/98 NBC Studios, New York City, Conan O\Brien.
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. New Test Leper
- 3. Lotus
- 4. Parakeet
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. Perfect Circle
- 7. The Apologist
- 8. Daysleeper
- 9. Country Feedback
- 10. At My Most Beautiful
- 11. Walk Unafraid
- 12. Man On The Moon
- 13. Daysleeper
- 14. Lotus
- 15. Daysleeper
- 16. Lotus
The Genesis of Revelation (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded: Cologne, Germany – 12 May 2001
- 1. The Great Beyond
- 2. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 3. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
- 4. Cuyahoga
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. I’ve Been High
- 7. Daysleeper
- 8. Imitation Of Life
- 9. I’ll Take The Rain
- 10. At My Most Beautiful
- 11. The One I Love
- 12. She Just Wants To Be
- 13. Walk Unafraid
- 14. Losing My Religion
- 15. Man On The Moon
- 16. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 17. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Gold (Bootleg CD Album)WH 200297U
released: unknown
Recorded: Unknown Origins.
- 1. Shiny Happy People
- 2. Everybody Hurts
- 3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 4. E-Bow The Letter
- 5. Losing My Religion
- 6. Man On The Moon
- 7. Radio Free Europe
- 8. The One I Love
- 9. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 10. Bang And Blame
- 11. Drive
- 12. Radio Song
- 13. Electrolite
- 14. Talk About The Passion
- 15. Near Wild Heaven
- 16. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- 17. Near Wild Heaven
- 18. Nightswimming
The Greatest Hits Collection 1998 (Bootleg CD Album)WH 970427
released: unknown
Recorded: Various
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. Man On The Moon
- 3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 4. Shiny Happy People
- 5. Drive
- 6. E-Bow The Letter
- 7. Radio Free Europe
- 8. Everybody Hurts
- 9. Bang And Blame
- 10. Radio Song
- 11. The One I Love
- 12. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- 13. Electrolite
- 14. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 15. Talk About The Passion
- 16. Near Wild Heaven
- 17. Nightswimming
In The Air (On The Air) (Bootleg CD Album)MQ019
released: unknown
Recorded: BBC October 1998
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. New Test Leper
- 3. Lotus
- 4. Parakeet
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. Perfect Circle
- 7. The Apologist
- 8. Daysleeper
- 9. Country Feedback
- 10. At My Most Beautiful
- 11. Walk Unafraid
- 12. Man On The Moon
Live In Paris 2001 (Bootleg CD Album)REM 2001
released: unknown
Recorded: Studio 105, Paris, France, May 7, 2001.
- 1. Imitation Of Life
- 2. The Great Beyond
- 3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 4. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
- 5. Daysleeper
- 6. I’ve Been High
- 7. Electrolite
- 8. The Lifting
- 9. At My Most Beautiful
- 10. I’ll Take The Rain
- 11. The One I Love
- 12. She Just Wants To Be
- 13. Walk Unafraid
- 14. Losing My Religion
- 15. Man On The Moon
- 16. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 17. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
MTV Unplugged 2001 (Bootleg CD Album)CD 0333
released: unknown
Recorded: MTV Unplugged
- 1. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
- 2. Electrolite
- 3. At My Most Beautiful
- 4. Sad Professor
- 5. Beat A Drum
- 6. I’ll Take The Rain
- 7. I’ve Been High
- 8. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 9. The One I Love
- 10. Losing My Religion
- 11. Country Feedback
- 12. Cuyahoga
- 13. Imitation Of Life
- 14. Disappear
- 15. Find The River
- 16. The Great Beyond
- 17. Free Form jazz Jam
- 18. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
- 19. All I Want
- 20. Fascinating
- 21. Imitation Of Life
- 22. She Just Wants To Be
- 23. I’ve Been High

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