Bittersweet Me

"Bittersweet Me" is a 1996 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the second single from their tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi. It went to number 5 in Iceland, number 6 in Canada, number 19 in the United Kingdom, number 20 in Ireland, number 46 in the United States and number 90 in Australia.

"Bittersweet Me"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi
B-side	"Undertow (Live)"
Released	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
Recorded	November 7, 1995
Studio	Memphis soundcheck
Length	4:06
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
"E-Bow the Letter" (1996) "Bittersweet Me" (1996) "Electrolite" (1997)

Track listings

All songs were written by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe unless otherwise indicated.

• 7-inch, cassette, and CD single

1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
2. "Undertow" (live)¹ – 5:05

• 12-inch and CD maxi-single

1. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
2. "Undertow" (live)¹ – 5:05
3. "Wichita Lineman" (Webb) (live)²  – 3:18
4. "New Test Leper" (live acoustic)³ – 5:29

Notes

¹ Recorded at the Omni Theater, Atlanta, Georgia; November 18, 1995. Taken from the live performance video, Road Movie.
² Recorded at The Woodlands, Houston, Texas; September 15, 1995.
³ Recorded at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington; April 19, 1996.