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Song · 1991 · Alternative rock

Losing My Religion

1991

★ 8.2 editorial score

Buck wrote the riff while teaching himself mandolin in front of the television, and R.E.M. got their biggest American hit.

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Genre

Alternative rock Rock

Subject

Unrequited love Self-doubt

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