Suspicion (R.E.M. song) explained

Suspicion
Cover:	R.E.M. - Suspicion.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	R.E.M.
Album:	Up
B-Side:	"Perfect Circle" (as performed on BBC's Later with Jools Holland)
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Chamber pop^[2]
Length:	5:36 (album version) 4:33 (radio edit)
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Pat McCarthy and R.E.M.
Prev Title:	At My Most Beautiful
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	The Great Beyond
Next Year:	2000

"Suspicion" is the fourth and final single released from American rock band R.E.M.'s from their 11th studio album, Up (1998). Unlike previous singles from Up, "Suspicion" was the only single from the album not to chart.

A live version of the song, recorded at Toast Studios in San Francisco, 1998, was released as a B-side to the second single from Up, "Lotus", released the following year and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. This version was included in the German releases of the CD.

Track listings

UK CD single 1

1. "Suspicion" (Album Version)
2. "Electrolite" (Live)
3. "Man on the Moon" (Live)

• Tracks two and three were recorded live on Later with Jools Holland

UK 3-inch CD single

1. "Suspicion" (Live from Ealing Studios)
2. "Perfect Circle" (Live)

• Track two was recorded live on Later with Jools Holland

Notes and References

1. New Releases – For Week Starting 28 June, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 25. June 26, 1999.
2. Web site: Hill. Stephen. May 5, 2022. Every R.E.M. album ranked from worst to best. June 30, 2023. Louder Sound.