Driver 8

"Driver 8"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Fables of the Reconstruction
B-side"Crazy"
ReleasedSeptember 1985
Recorded1985
Genre
Length3:18
LabelI.R.S.
Songwriter(s)R.E.M.[3]
Producer(s)Joe Boyd
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Cant Get There from Here"
(1985) 		"Driver 8"
(1985) 		"Wendell Gee"
(1985)

"Driver 8" is a 1985 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and taken from their third studio album Fables of the Reconstruction. It was not released in Europe and did not chart in the United States.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.

7": IRS / IRS-52678 (US)

  1. "Driver 8" - 3:24
  2. "Crazy" (Pylon) - 3:05

References

  1. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (June 21, 2008). "R.E.M.: The Histories and Commentaries". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction [Deluxe Edition] Album Review". Pitchfork. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2022-03-03. Buck was still working within his jangle-pop style-- "Driver 8" is basically the ultimate archetype of this aesthetic
  3. ↑ "Driver 8 by R.E.M." Song Facts. Retrieved 3 May 2016.