Nightswimming

"Nightswimming" is a 1993 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the fifth single from their 8th studio album Automatic for the People. It went to number 27 in the United Kingdom, number 48 in New Zealand and number 71 in Australia. It did not chart in the United States.

"Nightswimming"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Automatic for the People
B-side	"Losing My Religion" (Live)
Released	July 12, 1993 (1993-07-12)
Genre	Baroque pop baroque rock
Length	4:16
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
"Everybody Hurts" (1993) "Nightswimming" (1993) "Find the River" (1993)

Track listing

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

• 7" Single

1. "Nightswimming" – 4:16
2. "Losing My Religion" (acoustic live) – 4:55

• 12" and CD Maxi-Single

1. "Nightswimming" – 4:16
2. "World Leader Pretend" (acoustic live) – 5:16
3. "Belong" (acoustic live) – 4:40
4. "Low" (acoustic live) – 4:59

(All four acoustic live b-sides recorded live in Charleston, April 28, 1991, for the Mountain Stage radio program. "Belong" and "Low" both taken from the album Out of Time)