: Stipe modeled the theme after The Police’s " Every Breath You Take ," aiming to write a "classic obsession pop song" where a person overanalyzes every look and whisper from someone who might not even know they exist. The Surreal Video Story
The song’s foundation was almost a fluke. Guitarist Peter Buck wrote the signature mandolin riff while watching television and practicing on an instrument he had just purchased. When he listened back to his practice tapes, he found the haunting melody buried among his beginner's mistakes. Decoding the Lyrics R. E. M. - Losing My Religion Lyric Video
: "Losing my religion" is an old Southern American expression meaning to lose one's temper , reach the end of one's rope, or feel desperate and frustrated. : Stipe modeled the theme after The Police’s
: Stipe's frantic dancing—the video's most memorable element—was completely unchoreographed. It was born out of a moment of frustration when the original planned shots weren't working. When he listened back to his practice tapes,
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