Bang and Blame

"Bang and Blame" is a song by the American alternative rock group R.E.M. It was released as the second single from the album "Monster" in 1994. The song was R.E.M.'s last to reach the top 40 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at number 19, and was also their last number-one single on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single reached number one in Canada—R.E.M.'s only single to do so—and peaked inside the top 40 on the charts of Australia, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
"Bang and Blame" was not included on "" and "Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011".
Track listing.
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.
12-inch and CD maxi-single
7-inch, cassette, and CD single
1 Recorded at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia; November 19, 1992. The performance, a benefit for Greenpeace, was recorded on a solar-powered mobile studio.
In popular culture.
"Bang and Blame" was featured in the "Cold Case" episode "Blackout" as well as in the Danish mini-series "" by Ole Bornedal (director of "Nattevagten"/"The Night Watch"), the "My Mad Fat Diary" episode "Not I" and the "Melrose Place" episode "No Strings Attached". The song was also used in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley "The Alternative Polka" from his 1996 album "Bad Hair Day".