What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
~ Recording by R.E.M.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (WME, WE 833) | R.E.M. | Album | Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-45740-2 | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (reissue WME, WE 835) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-45740-2 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 45740-2 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CDW 45740 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases) | W2 45740 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-101 |
| 1.5 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:02 | R.E.M. | Absolute Music 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Denmark) | 8401382 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WBCD 1802 |
| 1.1 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 45740-1 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 45740-2, D 106164 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (reissue, orange tray) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-45740-2 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (Hardcover book) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-45763-2 |
| 1.2 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | What’s Up, Volume 3: More Greatest Rock Hits of the 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997) | 9548-33383-2 |
| 2.4 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | The Best... In the World... Ever! Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD120 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Bringing Out the Dead | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 63950 |
| 2.15 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | Time 100, Volume 2: The Music of Our Lives 1980–1999 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | WTVD 38066 |
| 1.7 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Fetenhits: Party Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | |
| 1.9 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Big Shiny 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (later Warner Music Canada Ltd), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | WTVD 49407 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WBCD 2057 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation | Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | ||
| 1.4 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) | 9362483812 |
| 1.4 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-48381-2 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 (24‐bit/48 kHz) | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead) | |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-48550-2 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2-48550, 48550-2 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48381-2 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48381-9 |
| 1.22 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (5.1 mix) | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48381-9 |
| 1.2 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | The Buzz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie, Warner Special Products | 7930189081-2, OPCD-7605 |
| 2.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album | Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122-73949-2 | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album | Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122-73949-2 | |
| 2.4 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 79543 |
| 1.4 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 79543 |
| 5.10 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Whatever: The ’90s Pop & Culture Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 79716 |
| 1.4 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation | Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122-79543-2 | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 73949 |
| 2.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 73949 |
| 1.1 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | The Best Pub Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Gut TV | GTVCD03 |
| 1.12 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Festival 06 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | WMTV005 |
| 1.16 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Just Great Songs Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 88697199642 |
| 1.6 | What’s the Frequency Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | 90s Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5300215 |
| 3.11 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | NME: Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 900 |
| 2.20 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:02 | R.E.M. | Die ultimative Chart Show: Die erfolgreichsten Rock Classics aller Zeiten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Green / Monster | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-49837-5 |
| 4.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Complete Studio Albums 1988–1996 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation | Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead) | ||
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (hi‐res audio) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead) | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead) | |
| 4.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Complete Studio Albums 1988–1996 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead) | |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead) | 0888072002050 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead) | |
| 1.16 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | ?:?? | R.E.M. | Under the Silver Lake | Disasterpeace | Album + Soundtrack |
| Milan (main imprint of Milan Entertainment, Inc. and Éditions Milan Music) | |
| 1.16 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | ?:?? | R.E.M. | Under the Silver Lake (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Disasterpeace | Album + Soundtrack |
| Milan (main imprint of Milan Entertainment, Inc. and Éditions Milan Music) | |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | ?:?? | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | 00888072095274 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | ?:?? | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | CR00166 |
| 6.13 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (25th anniversary deluxe edition) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | CR00237 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (25th anniversary deluxe edition) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | CR00237 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (remastered) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (remastered) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (25th anniversary expanded edition) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | 00888072111455, CR00238 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:00 | R.E.M. | Monster (25th anniversary edition) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | ?:?? | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | CR00239 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | ?:?? | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | CR00240 |
| 1.12 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | All About 90s Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) | |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | Monster (MQA x UHQCD) | R.E.M. | Album |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | UCCO-46004 |
| 1.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Monster | R.E.M. | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.14 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Pop Songs 89–95 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | SAM 1558 |
| 1.5 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:02 | R.E.M. | 20 Years of R.E.M. | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases) | PRO-CD-100596 |
| 4.1 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PR04359 |
| 2.2 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:57 | R.E.M. | The Class of ’95 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PRO-CD-7450-R |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.9 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:02 | R.E.M. | The Very Best | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | The Greatest Hits Collection 1998 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | Whats The Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:02 | R.E.M. | Greatest Hits | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Priarity Records | 2000-251 |
| 1.3 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:05 | R.E.M. | Gold | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.9 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Rapid Eye Movement Anthology | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.3 | What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | 3:59 | R.E.M. | The Greatest Hits Collection | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation | |||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Concord Music Group (formed in 2004 with the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records) | CRE00016 |
| 1.4 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4:01 | R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 | R.E.M. | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CDW 48381 |
| 2.4 | What’s the Frequency Kenneth | 3:59 | R.E.M. | Platinum Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| additional engineer: | David Colvin Jeff DeMorris Mark Gruber Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based) |
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| engineer: | Pat McCarthy |
| producer: | Scott Litt (producer and engineer) R.E.M. (American rock band) |
| additional mixer: | Victor Janacua |
| bass guitar: | Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) |
| drums (drum set): | Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) |
| guitar: | Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) |
| vocals: | Michael Stipe |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1994) |
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| recorded at: | Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States Crossover Soundstage in Atlanta, Georgia, United States Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| mixed at: | Louie's Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States |
| has remixes: | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? (remix) |
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| music videos: | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? (music video) |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/2ElyyOi86SHyMKcUrv2f8e [info] |
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| stream video for free: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWkMhCLkVOg [info] |
| recording of: | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? |
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Related works
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
| writer: | Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) Michael Stipe |
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| publisher: | Night Garden Music |
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