(Don't Go Back To) Rockville

single by R.E.M.

"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" is a 1984 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the second and final single from their second studio album Reckoning. It did not chart in the United States or the United Kingdom.

"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Reckoning
B-side"Catapult" (Live)
ReleasedOctober 16, 1984 (1984-10-16)
Recorded1984
Genre
Length4:33 (3:55 single version)
LabelIRS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
R.E.M. singles chronology
"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"
(1984)
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
(1984)
"Cant Get There from Here"
(1985)
Alternative cover

Track listings change

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

European singles

  1. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (Edit) – 3:55
  2. "Wolves, Lower" – 4:14
  3. "9-9" (Live)1 (12" only)
  4. "Gardening at Night" (Live)1 (12" only)

US singles

  1. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (Edit) – 3:55
  2. "Catapult" (Live)2

Notes change

1 Recorded at the Theater El Dorado, Paris, France, April 20, 1984.
2 Recorded at the Music Hall, Seattle, Washington, June 27, 1984.

References change

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Reckoning - R.E.M. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. Janovitz, Bill. "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville - R.E.M. | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. Jackson, Josh (July 28, 2009). "The 20 Best R.E.M. Songs of All Time". Paste. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. "ALBUMS". R.E.M.Hq. 2011-12-18. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-14.