Star 69 (song)

Song infobox
Name = Star 69


Type = Song
Artist = R.E.M.
alt Artist =
Album = Monster
Published =
Released = 26 September 1994 (UK) 27 September 1994 (U.S.)
track_no = 5
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:07
Writer =
Composer =
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = Scott Litt and R.E.M.
Background =
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev = "I Don't Sleep, I Dream"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "Star 69"
track_no = 5
next = "Strange Currencies"
next_no = 6

"Star 69" is a song from the R.E.M. album "Monster". It was not released as a single but still reached #74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.

The song is named after the access number for the last-call return feature of telephones in North America, as indicated by its chorus:

"I know you called" "I know you called" "I know you hung up my line" "Star 69"

Of all of the songs on "Monster", "Star 69" is the one that evolved most from its initial demo. It started out at six minutes long before having its bridge excised and its original chorus discarded. [cite book | first=Johnny | last=Black| coauthors= | title=Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. | publisher=Backbeat Books | location=London | year=2004 | editor= | id=ISBN 0-87930-776-5]

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