BestSongsEver.com: R.E.M. - How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us

How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us by R.E.M.

Genre: Rock
Year: 2007

"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" is a song by R.E.M., released as the fourth and final single from their tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi in 1997. It was released in Germany and Japan. The primary b-side was an alternate recording of "Be Mine". Other b-sides for the maxi-single include a cover of The Troggs "Love Is All Around," previously released on the soundtrack for I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) and Vic Chesnutts "Sponge," previously released on the Chesnutt benefit album Sweet Relief II (1996). This song was briefly featured in Bowling for Columbine. It was the final R.E.M. single and video to feature Bill Berry until "#9 Dream" in 2007. Read full article at wikipedia.org