The song was performed live on July 2, 2005, at Live 8's London concert, along with " Everybody Hurts" and " Imitation of Life". It was one of four songs from Automatic for the People to make the compilation, more than any from other albums. Records "best of" album In Time: The Best of R.E.M. The song was placed on R.E.M.'s Warner Bros. The song gave its name to a 1999 film Man On The Moon, and was used in the film's soundtrack along with other songs composed by R.E.M. The title, video, and lyrics reference the conspiracy theory that the American moon landing was faked. The song makes numerous references to the performer Andy Kaufman, including his Elvis impersonation and work with wrestlers Fred Blassie and Jerry Lawler. at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #4 on the Canada Hot 100 and #18 on the UK Singles Chart. from their 1992 album Automatic for the People and was also the second single taken from the album in 1993, charting in the U.S. " Man on the Moon" is a song written and recorded by R.E.M.
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