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PLAYLISTGolfApple Music Sports
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PLAYLISTSummer Road TripApple Music Vacation
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PLAYLISTUnplugApple Music
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Listen to Pop Hits: 1993 featuring R.E.M.
PLAYLISTPop Hits: 1993Apple Music Pop
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PLAYLISTGriefApple Music Feeling Blue
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Drums
Daniel Laufer
Daniel Laufer
Cello
Deborah Workman
Deborah Workman
Oboe
Denise Berginson-Smith
Denise Berginson-Smith
Violin
Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
Cello
George Hanson
George Hanson
Orchestra Conductor
Heidi Nitchie
Heidi Nitchie
Viola
Jody Taylor
Jody Taylor
Violin
Kathleen Kee
Kathleen Kee
Cello
Knox Chandler
Knox Chandler
Cello
Lonnie Ottzen
Lonnie Ottzen
Violin
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Lead Vocals
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Patti Gouvas
Patti Gouvas
Violin
Paul Murphy
Paul Murphy
Viola
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Electric Guitar
Reid Harris
Reid Harris
Viola
Sandy Salzinger
Sandy Salzinger
Violin
Sou-Chun Su
Sou-Chun Su
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Songwriter
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Scott Litt
Producer
Andrew Roshberg
Andrew Roshberg
Recording Engineer
Clif Norrell
Clif Norrell
Mixing Engineer
Ed Brooks
Ed Brooks
Mixing Engineer
George Cowan
George Cowan
Recording Engineer
John Keane
John Keane
Recording Engineer
Mark Howard
Mark Howard
Recording Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Ted Malia
Ted Malia
Recording Engineer
Tod Lemkuhl
Tod Lemkuhl
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Smack, crack, bushwhacked
Tie another one to the racks, baby
Hey kids, rock and roll
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
[Chorus]
What if I ride, what if you walk?
What if you rock around the clock?
Tick, tock, tick, tock
What if you did, what if you walked?
What if you tried to get off, baby?
[Verse 2]
Hey, kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Hey kids, shake a leg
Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
[Chorus]
Maybe you did, maybe you walked
Maybe you rocked around the clock
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I drive to get off, baby
[Bridge]
Hey kids, shake a leg
Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
Ollie, ollie, ollie-ollie-ollie
Ollie-ollie in come free, baby
Hey, kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
[Verse 3]
Smack, crack, shack-a-lack
Tie another one to your backs, baby
Hey kids, rock and roll
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
[Chorus]
Maybe you did, maybe you walked
Maybe you rock around the clock
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I drive to get off, baby
[Outro]
Hey kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Hey kids, rock and roll
Nobody tells you where to go, baby, baby, baby
Written by: Michael Edward Mills, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, William Berry

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