It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Summary

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) is a single^[1]. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,065 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s genre is alternative rock^[4].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) followed The One I Love^[5].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) followed Ordinary Day^[6].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was followed by Drive^[7].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was produced by Scott Litt^[8].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was performed by R.E.M.^[9].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s record label is recorded as I.R.S. Records^[10].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) is part of Document^[11].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) is part of The Best of R.E.M.^[12].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was published on November 16, 1987^[15].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s main subject is doomsday^[16].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s main subject is apathy^[17].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "That's great! It starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an airplane. Lenny Bruce is not afraid."}^[18].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s uses is recorded as it's the end of X as we know it (and I feel fine)^[19].
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[21]

• Community tags: list song^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 993ea443-fa57-390c-9ed8-7db3391e6558^[23]

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Authorship and Creation

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was performed by R.E.M.^[9]. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was produced by Scott Litt^[8].

Publication

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was released on November 16, 1987^[15]. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is alternative rock^[4]. Part of include Document^[11], an album^[24] and The Best of R.E.M.^[12], an album^[25].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include doomsday^[16] and apathy^[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include The One I Love^[5] and Ordinary Day^[6]. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was followed by Drive^[7].

Why It Matters

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,065 views/month).^[2] It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]