Finest Worksong

"Finest Worksong" is a 1988 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the third and last single from their fifth studio album Document. It went to number 50 in the United Kingdom.

"Finest Worksong"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Document
B-side	"Time After Time, Etc." (Live)
Released	March 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Alternative rock funk metal
Length	3:48
Label	I.R.S.
Songwriter(s)	Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe
Producer(s)	Scott Litt R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (1987) "Finest Worksong" (1988) "Orange Crush" (1988)

Track listing

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

7" single

1. "Finest Worksong" – 3:50
2. "Time After Time, Etc." (Live)¹ – 8:22

12" single and 3" CD single

1. "Finest Worksong" – 3:50
2. "Time After Time, Etc." (Live)¹ – 8:22
3. "Finest Worksong" (Lengthy Club mix) – 5:52
4. "Finest Worksong" (Other mix) – 3:47

UK CD single

1. "Finest Worksong"
2. "Time After Time, Etc." (Live)¹
3. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"

Notes

¹ Recorded at the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands; September 14, 1987, this live medley included "Time After Time (AnnElise)", a snippet of Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain" and "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"