R.E.M.

Released: March 8, 1991

Songwriter: Michael Stipe Peter Buck Bill Berry Mike Mills (R.E.M.)

Producer: R.E.M. Scott Litt

[Chorus]
Shiny happy people laughing

[Verse 1]
Meet me in the crowd, people, people
Throw your love around, love me, love me
Take it into town, happy, happy
Put it in the ground where the flowers grow
Gold and silver shine

[Chorus]
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

[Verse 2]
Everyone around, love them, love them
Put it in your hands, take it, take it
There's no time to cry, happy, happy
Put it in your heart where tomorrow shines
(Ah-ah-ah) Gold and silver shine

[Chorus]
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

[Bridge]
Whoa, here we go
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[Chorus]
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people laughing
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people laughing
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people laughing
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)

[Outro]
Shiny happy people holding hands
(Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
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People (Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
Happy people (Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)
People (Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit-dit dit)

R.E.M. were an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.

Berry quit the band in April 1997, as they were getting together to record demos for the album Up. He was not replaced on a permanent basis, but the band used an assortment of drummers in his place.

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Out of Time (1991)
Fahrenheit 9/11: Original Soundtrack (2004)
Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack (2005)
Tropa de Elite (2007)
Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 (2011)
NOW That’s What I Call Drivetime [UK] (2016)
Out of Time [25th Anniversary Edition] (2016)

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