Daysleeper

"Daysleeper"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Up
B-side"Emphysema"
ReleasedOctober 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:37
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pat McCarthy
  • R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
(1997) 		"Daysleeper"
(1998) 		"Lotus"
(1998)

"Daysleeper" is a 1998 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the leading single from their 11th studio album Up. It went to number 1 in Iceland, number 5 in Canada, number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 9 in Belgium, number 12 in Norway, number 15 in Ireland, number 17 in Austria, number 18 in New Zealand and number 57 in Australia, Germany and the United States.

Track listings

All songs were written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.

CD

  1. "Daysleeper" (Single edit) – 3:31
  2. "Emphysema" – 4:21
  3. "Why Not Smile" (Oxford American version) – 2:59

7-inch and cassette

  1. "Daysleeper" (Single edit) – 3:31
  2. "Emphysema" – 4:21

UK 3-inch CD

  1. "Daysleeper" (Single edit) – 3:31
  2. "Sad Professor" (Live in the studio, Toast, San Francisco, California) – 3:58