Losing My Religion - R.E.M.

  • Many believed the R.E.M. hit was about a crisis of faith. Michael Stipe clarified that 'losing my religion' is a Southern expression for being at the end of one's rope, not about religion itself.
  • A rumor claimed Michael Stipe wrote the R.E.M. song while hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. The band denied this.

  • Entered the US chart on 06 April 1991 and spent 21 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 4.
  • Entered the UK chart on 03 March 1991 and spent 9 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 19.