R.E.M. – “We All Go Back to Where We Belong”

Next month, R.E.M. will release their curtain call, Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011, a 40-track retrospective collection that spans the iconic band’s three-decade run. Included among their most memorable hits, fan favorites, and live takes are three new songs recorded over the summer: “Hallelujah,” “A Month of Saturdays,” and “We All Go Back to Where We Belong.” This week, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills shared the latter cut, a poignant mid-tempo ballad that bookends their storied career with one more indelible single. Hear R.E.M.’s swan song above.