Bang and Blame

"Bang and Blame" is a 1994 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the second single from their ninth studio album Monster. It topped the single charts in Canada and went to the top 40 in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

"Bang and Blame"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Monster
B-side	"Bang and Blame" (instrumental version)
Released	October 31, 1994 (1994-10-31)
Genre	Alternative rock hard rock
Length	5:30 (album without short interlude) 4:51 (single edit)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe
Producer(s)	Scott Litt R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Star 69" (1994) "Bang and Blame" (1994) "Crush with Eyeliner" (1995)

Track listings

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

• US 7-inch, cassette, and CD single

1. "Bang and Blame" – 4:48
2. "Bang and Blame" (instrumental version) – 4:48

• UK 7-inch and cassette single

1. "Bang and Blame" (album version) – 4:48
2. "Bang and Blame" (K version) – 4:58

• UK, European, Australian, and Japanese CD single

1. "Bang and Blame" (album version) – 4:48
2. "Losing My Religion" (live) – 4:33
3. "Country Feedback" (live) – 4:12
4. "Begin the Begin" (live) – 3:26

Live tracks were recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia, on November 19, 1992. The performance, a benefit for Greenpeace, was recorded on a solar-powered mobile studio.