''Parallel'' is a video feature compiling all of R.E.M.'s '' Automatic for the People'' and ''

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''-era promotional videos, as well as several recorded for this release alone. It was released on

video Video is an Electronics, electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving picture, moving image, visual Media (communication), media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, whi ...

on May 30, 1995, and on

DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ...

format on August 22, 2000, both on the

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label. The release, which runs at 70 minutes, features promotional videos to all of the band's singles from '' Automatic for the People'' and all but one from ''

'' ("Tongue" had not been released as a single until after this compilation). Also included are several

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clips excerpted from 1995 tour films, ranging from ten seconds to two minutes, playing in between each song, as well as an A–Z of R.E.M. at the end of the feature. There are no bonus features on the DVD; however, there is an optional lyrics subtitle track. Audio on the DVD-5 is PCM Stereo. The DVD was

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"15" in the UK due to nudity in 'Nightswimming'. There were two versions released in the US. The "A Version" cut out the nudity from "Nightswimming," while the "D Version" contained the uncut video. A

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warning was placed on the cover of the "D Version."

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry,

Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his c ...

Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., ...

and

Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Po ...

. Video directors are in parentheses. #Flowers (

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) / Title Sequence ( Lance Bangs & Chris Bilheimer) #" Drive" ( Peter Care) #Surveillance (

Jem Cohen Jem Alan Cohen (born 1962) is an Afghan-born American filmmaker based in New York City. Cohen is especially known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media formats ( sixteen-millimetre, Super 8, videotape) and collab ...

) #" Man on the Moon" (Peter Care) #Mercer Loop (Jem Cohen) #"

The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was influenced by the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", both in the title of the song and through the song's opening refrain. (SongFacts writes, "Rather than follo ...

" (

Kevin Kerslake Kevin Kerslake is an American filmmaker and photographer. He has directed documentaries on Joan Jett ('' Bad Reputation''), DJ AM (''As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM''), The Ramones (''We're Outta Here!''), Nirvana (''Live! Tonight! Sold Out! ...

) #Midtown (Jim McKay) #" Everybody Hurts" (

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) #Fish and Boots ( James Herbert) #" Nightswimming" (Jem Cohen) #X-Rays (Jem Cohen) #" Find the River" ( Jodi Wille) #Runt (Lance Bangs) #"

What's The Frequency, Kenneth? "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. from their ninth studio album, ''Monster'' (1994). The song's title refers to an incident in New York City in 1986, when two then-unknown assailants attacked ...

" (Peter Care) #Flying Furniture (Dominic DeJoseph) #" Bang and Blame" ( Randy Skinner) #Delinquents (Lance Bangs) #" Star 69" ( Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris) #Chinatown (Jim McKay) #"

Strange Currencies "Strange Currencies" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. It was included on their ninth studio album, ''Monster (R.E.M. album), Monster'' (1994), and was released as the album's third music single, single on April 18, 1995, by Warner Bros. Rec ...

" (

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) #Hula Hoops and Bubble Gum (Dominic DeJoseph) #" Crush With Eyeliner" (

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) #R.E.M. A B C (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris) (excerpted from the 1995 documentary ''

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" (live) / Credits (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris) (excerpted from ''Rough Cut'')

Sales certifications

References

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