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 Collapse into Now, released in 2011 through Warner (Bros.) Records, is the fifteenth and final studio album by American Alternative Rock band R.E.M.. While Accelerate was created as a way for the band to bounce back after a period of burnout, the group started to feel during its supporting tour that it was time to close the book for good. In an interview, Peter Buck further explained that the decision came after singer Michael Stipe expressed a desire to step away from R.E.M. for a long while. When Buck replied "how about forever," the trio all agreed that it sounded like a good idea: they realized that they'd done everything they ever wanted to as a band, and now was a perfect time to end things off on a high note instead of waiting for any Creative Differences or other discontent to drag them down.With their second contract on Warner (Bros.) Records requiring one more album to be fulfilled, the band decided to take advantage of this obligation and make one final album to act as a Grand Finale for the story of R.E.M. Teaming back up with Accelerate producer Jacknife Lee, the band sought out a more diverse range of sounds on Collapse into Now rather than the front-to-back Punk Rock angle of its predecessor, exploring the various different angles they had taken with their music throughout their 31 years as a band and trading out the oftentimes politically charged lyricism of their 2008 record for more introspective, personal material, with hints littered throughout the album alluding to their impending dissolution. In essence, the album was R.E.M.'s way of looking back on everything they had done before giving one last goodbye to their fans and the wider public, acting as the culmination of all of their efforts.Upon release, Collapse into Now was another commercial success for R.E.M., peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topping the charts in Germany and Switzerland; it would later be certified gold in Italy and silver in the UK. Tying in with its status as a finale album, R.E.M. opted not to tour in support of it; the closest they got was a solo performance of "Every Day Is Yours to Win" by Michael Stipe at the 2011 Tibethouse Annual Benefit Concert.Collapse into Now was supported by five singles: "It Happened Today", "Mine Smell Like Honey", "Überlin", "Oh My Heart", and "Discoverer".Tracklist:X-Axis "Discoverer" (3:31) "All the Best" (2:48) "Überlin" (4:15) "Oh My Heart" (3:21) "It Happened Today" (3:49) "Every Day Is Yours to Win" (3:26)Y-Axis "Mine Smell Like Honey" (3:13) "Walk It Back" (3:24) "Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter" (2:45) "That Someone Is You" (1:44) "Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I" (3:03) "Blue" (5:46)We walk the streets, to feel the ground I'm troping:
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