of the "111 Wussiest Songs of All Time". Blender magazine also ranked the song No. 35 on its list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever", and Q included it in a list of "Ten Terrible Records by Great Artists" in 2005. When Stipe made an appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 1995, he said he hated the song. It was one of their few Warner-released singles not included on their 2003 greatest hits album In Time, and R.E.M. have rarely played it. However, over time, Stipe's position on the song has softened. Speaking in 2011, Stipe said he was "always at peace" with it, but that it was "embarrassing" that it had become a hit. He said: "Many people's idea of R.E.M, and me in particular, is very serious, with me being a very serious kind of poet. But I'm also actually quite funny – hey, my bandmates think so, my family thinks so, my boyfriend thinks so, so I must be – but that doesn't always come through in the music.... (But) I'm in 'Shiny Happy People', 'Stand', 'Pop Song 89', 'Get Up', too. Our fruitloop songs!" Track listings All songs were written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise stated. US and UK 7-inch and cassette single "Shiny Happy People" (album version) – 3:44 "Forty Second Song" – 1:20 UK 12-inch and CD single "Shiny Happy People" – 3:45 "Forty Second Song" – 1:20 "Losing My Religion" (live acoustic version, recorded on Rockline, April 1, 1991.) – 4:36 UK limited-edition CD single "Shiny Happy People" – 3:45 "I Remember California" (live, from Tourfilm) – 5:42 "Get Up" (live, from Tourfilm) – 3:15 "Pop Song '89" (live, from Tourfilm) – 3:30 Personnel Personnel are adapted from the Out of Time liner notes. R.E.M. Bill Berry – drums Peter Buck – electric guitar Mike Mills – bass guitar, vocals, organ Michael Stipe – lead vocals Additional musicians David Arenz – violin Ellie Arenz – violin Mark Bingham – string arrangements David Braitberg – violin Andrew Cox – cello Reid Harris – viola Peter Holsapple – acoustic guitar Ralph Jones – double bass Dave Kempers – violin Elizabeth Murphy – cello Paul Murphy – lead viola Kate Pierson – vocals Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Other versions "Shiny Happy People" is one of several anachronistic songs that appear in the 2013 video game