Leave (song)

:"For the song by Lula and Bela B., look Leave (Lula and Bela B. song)."Song infobox
Name = Leave


Type = Song
Artist = R.E.M.
alt Artist =
Album = New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Published =
Released = 9 September 1996 (UK) 10 September 1996 (U.S.)
track_no = 6
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 7:18
Writer =
Composer = Bill Berry
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = Scott Litt and R.E.M.
Background =
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev = "E-Bow the Letter"
prev_no = 5
this_track = "Leave"
track_no = 6
next = "Departure"
next_no = 7"Leave" is a song by R.E.M. which is featured on their 1996 album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi". It was written primarily by the band's drummer Bill Berry. At 7 minutes and 18 seconds, it is the longest song ever released by the band. The song was never played live until the second European leg of the band's "Around the Sun" tour during the summer of 2005. A shortened version of the song was added to the regular set for most of the concerts played in May and June. [ [http://members.iinet.net.au/~darryl74/2004.html R.E.M. Timeline - 2004/05 Concert Chronology] ]

A remixed, more synthesized version of the song appeared on the soundtrack to the film "A Life Less Ordinary" in 1997 and was included on the bonus disc of the limited two-disc edition of "" in 2003.

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