5 Key Facts About R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People

The album was released in October 1992 It came out on October 5 in the UK and October 6 in the US, through Warner Bros. Records.

It followed the success of Out of Time Automatic for the People was R.E.M.’s eighth studio album and the follow-up to their 1991 breakthrough Out of Time.

The album features a darker, more introspective tone Songs like “Everybody Hurts” and “Nightswimming” explore themes of mortality and nostalgia, a shift from their earlier jangly pop sound.

It was recorded in multiple locations The band worked in studios in Seattle, New Orleans, and Athens, Georgia, with producer Scott Litt.

The album was a commercial and critical hit It sold over 18 million copies worldwide and is often cited as one of the best albums of the 1990s.