''This Film Is On'' is a video feature compiling all of

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's '' Out of Time''-era promotional videos, as well as several recorded for this release alone. It was released on

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on September 24, 1991, and on

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format on August 22, 2000, both on the

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label. The title is a line from the song, "

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." The 50-minute release features promotional videos to the band's four singles from ''Out of Time'' ('

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', '

Shiny Happy People "Shiny Happy People" is a song by the American rock band R.E.M. from their seventh studio album, '' Out of Time'' (1991). It features guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52's, who also appears in the music video. According to the singer Micha ...

', '

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' and '

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') in addition to videos to the album tracks 'Low', 'Belong', 'Half A World Away' and '

'; an acoustic performance of 'Losing My Religion' from ''

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''; and a live acoustic performance of 'Love Is All Around' from ''MTV Unplugged''. Also included is 'Endgame', an instrumental track, played over the feature's credits; and several

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clips, ranging from ten seconds to one minute, playing in between each song. This incidental footage was directed by Michael Stipe. There are no bonus features on the DVD; however there is an optional lyrics

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track. Audio on the

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is PCM Stereo.

Track listing

All music tracks written by

Bill Berry William Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar ...

, Peter Buck,

Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., hi ...

and Michael Stipe except where noted. Directors are in parentheses. #Intro #"

" ( Tarsem Singh) #"

" (

Katherine Dieckmann Katherine Dieckmann is an American film and music video director known for her work with R.E.M. and the feature films ''Good Baby'' and ''Diggers''. Music video filmography *"Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M. *"Stand" by R.E.M. *"Your Ghost" by Kris ...

) (choreographer: Diane Martel) (feat.

Kate Pierson Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born April 27, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52's. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the B-52s, she has performed alongside Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneid ...

) #"

" ( Jeff Preiss) #"

" ( Peter Care) (feat.

KRS-One Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from New York City. He rose to prominence as part of ...

) #" Love Is All Around" (live acoustic on ''MTV Unplugged'') (Milton Lage) (song written by Reg Presley) #"Losing My Religion" (live acoustic on ''

'') ( Sharon Maguire) #"Low" ( James Herbert) #"Belong" (live during the

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World Tour) (

Jem Cohen Jem Alan Cohen (born 1962) is an Afghan-born American filmmaker based in New York City. Cohen is especially known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media formats ( sixteen-millimetre, Super 8, videotape) and collab ...

) #"Half a World Away" ( Jim McKay) (actor:

Tom Gilroy Tom Gilroy is an American director, writer, actor, producer, playwright, poet, musician, and teacher. Gilroy has written, directed and produced five films, including the award-winning short ''Touch Base'' and the critically acclaimed feature ''Spri ...

) #"

" (Jem Cohen) #Credits (featuring "Endgame")

References

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