The best music of the 80s ( R.E.M. - Losing My Religion )
In the 1980s they gained great popularity and notoriety among minority groups, especially in universities. REM formed in Georgia under the leadership of Michael Stipe and gained an important place in the music world after the successful release of their first album. But that would change at the beginning of the next decade, at least until the release of the album that would see them reach the peak of their career.
Their seventh album, Out of Time, was released on March 12, 1991 and served as a springboard to a major commercial breakthrough. There was no tour to recommend it, but that wasn't the case. Sales of 18 million copies proved it.
One of the songs on the album is iconic for the band and would become one of the most popular songs among fans and critics alike. Losing My Religion, with its haunting mandolin riff, became a worldwide hit with its parable of unrequited love. Stipe explained that the phrase "lose your religion" comes from an old Southern saying that when something terrible happens, it can have a profound effect on a person, even causing them to question their faith.
Out of Time debuted at number one in the United States and returned to that spot a few weeks later. He also won three Grammy Awards in 1992. One for Best Alternative Music Album and two for the first single, Losing my Religion (Best Song and Best Video). The album sold approximately 4.5 million copies in 1991 in the United States alone, proving that these alternative groups could reach a mass audience without losing their integrity.
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