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| Released | September 24, 1991 (1991-09-24) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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This Film Is On is a video feature compiling all ofR.E.M.'sOut of Time-era promotional videos, as well as several recorded for this release alone. It was released onvideo on September 24, 1991, and onDVD format on August 22, 2000, both on theWarner Bros. label.[1] The title is a line from the song, "Country Feedback".
The 50-minute release features promotional videos to the band's four singles fromOut of Time ("Losing My Religion", "Shiny Happy People", "Near Wild Heaven" and "Radio Song") in addition to videos to the album tracks "Low", "Belong", "Half a World Away" and "Country Feedback"; anacoustic performance of "Losing My Religion" fromThe Late Show; and a live acoustic performance of "Love Is All Around" fromMTV Unplugged. Also included is "Endgame", an instrumental track, played over the feature's credits; and severalavant-garde clips, ranging from ten seconds to one minute, playing in between each song. This incidental footage was directed byMichael Stipe.
There are no bonus features on the DVD; however there is an optional lyricssubtitle track. Audio on theDVD-5 isPCM Stereo.
All music tracks written byBill Berry,Peter Buck,Mike Mills andMichael Stipe except where noted. Directors are in parentheses.
