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FireDragonValo: /* Certifications */Added Italy certification id.

FireDragonValo — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:59:46 GMT

Certifications: Added Italy certification id.

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	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=2009\|certyear=2018\|note=sales since 2009\|artist=R.E.M.\|title=Everybody Hurts\|access-date=July 13, 2019}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=2009\|certyear=2018\|note=sales since 2009\|artist=R.E.M.\|title=Everybody Hurts\|access-date=July 13, 2019\|id=5436}}
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	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=1993\|certyear=2021\|artist=REM\|title=Everybody Hurts\|id=2131-840-1\|access-date=March 8, 2021}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=1993\|certyear=2021\|artist=REM\|title=Everybody Hurts\|id=2131-840-1\|access-date=March 8, 2021}}

FireDragonValo: /* Certifications */Added Spain certification.

FireDragonValo — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:58:33 GMT

Certifications: Added Spain certification.

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	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=2009\|certyear=2018\|note=sales since 2009\|artist=R.E.M.\|title=Everybody Hurts\|access-date=July 13, 2019}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=2009\|certyear=2018\|note=sales since 2009\|artist=R.E.M.\|title=Everybody Hurts\|access-date=July 13, 2019}}
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	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=1993\|certyear=2021\|artist=REM\|title=Everybody Hurts\|id=2131-840-1\|access-date=March 8, 2021}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=1993\|certyear=2021\|artist=REM\|title=Everybody Hurts\|id=2131-840-1\|access-date=March 8, 2021}}
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Ss112 — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:12:52 GMT

MOS:SMALL

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	\| genre = {{hlist\|[[Rock music\|Rock]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/everybody-hurts-mt0010756585 \| title=Everybody Hurts by R.E.M. - Track Info \| AllMusic \| website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>\|[[soft rock]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/voice-recap-top-11-perform-songs-chosen-by-fans-1258059\|title='The Voice': Top 11 Perform Songs Chosen by Fans\|author=Kumari, Kayla\|date=November 25, 2019\|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter\|access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>\|[[Gospel music\|gospel]]<ref name="LLC1992">{{cite book\|author=SPIN Media LLC\|title=SPIN\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2bSupwnJ2pIC&pg=RA1-PT32\|date=November 1992\|publisher=SPIN Media LLC\|page=62\|id=08863032}}</ref>}}		\| genre = {{hlist\|[[Rock music\|Rock]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/everybody-hurts-mt0010756585 \| title=Everybody Hurts by R.E.M. - Track Info \| AllMusic \| website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>\|[[soft rock]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/voice-recap-top-11-perform-songs-chosen-by-fans-1258059\|title='The Voice': Top 11 Perform Songs Chosen by Fans\|author=Kumari, Kayla\|date=November 25, 2019\|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter\|access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>\|[[Gospel music\|gospel]]<ref name="LLC1992">{{cite book\|author=SPIN Media LLC\|title=SPIN\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2bSupwnJ2pIC&pg=RA1-PT32\|date=November 1992\|publisher=SPIN Media LLC\|page=62\|id=08863032}}</ref>}}
	\| length = {{unbulleted list\|{{Duration\|m=5\|s=20}} ~~<small>~~(album version)~~</small>~~\|{{Duration\|m=4\|s=57}} ~~<small>~~(edit)~~</small>~~\|{{Duration\|m=4\|s=46}} ~~<small>~~(alternate edit)~~</small>~~}}		\| length = {{unbulleted list\|{{Duration\|m=5\|s=20}} (album version)\|{{Duration\|m=4\|s=57}} (edit)\|{{Duration\|m=4\|s=46}} (alternate edit)}}
	\| label = [[Warner Bros. Records\|Warner Bros.]]		\| label = [[Warner Bros. Records\|Warner Bros.]]
	\| writer = {{hlist\|[[Bill Berry]]\|[[Peter Buck]]\|[[Mike Mills]]\|[[Michael Stipe]]}}		\| writer = {{hlist\|[[Bill Berry]]\|[[Peter Buck]]\|[[Mike Mills]]\|[[Michael Stipe]]}}

JJMC89 bot III: Moving :Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles to :Category:UK singles chart number-one singles per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 September 2#Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles

JJMC89 bot III — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:40:02 GMT

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	The song received favorable reviews from most music critics. [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] found that it has "a comforting melancholy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/automatic-for-the-people-mw0000089350\|first=Stephen Thomas\|last=Erlewine\|title=R.E.M. - Automatic for the People\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=March 23, 2020\|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> David Bauder from ''[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]'' said that it keeps "the pace slow and the mood melancholy."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_caAAAAIBAJ\|first=David\|last=Bauder\|title=R.E.M. takes a somber turn on latest album\|magazine=[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' called it a "spare, honest, and emotional track", adding "when the strings kick in, there's no denying this song's power."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= Flick \|title= Single Reviews \|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|date= September 11, 1993 \|page= 53 \|access-date= October 27, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-09-11-N.pdf \|author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> Bevan Hannah from ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' noted "the smoothly caressing guitar".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Bevan \|last= Hannah \|title= R.E.M. still click in time \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= October 8, 1992 \|page= 19 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126947760}}</ref> Another ''The Canberra Times'' editor, Larry McShane, described it as "haunting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= McShane \|title= Jacksons seal with a kiss \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= September 10, 1994 \|page= 8 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118136974}}</ref> Randy Clark from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]]'' named it the "strongest" cut of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Randy \|last= Clark \|title= Music Reviews: Albums - Pick Of The Week \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]] \|date= October 17, 1992 \|page= 5 \|access-date= November 1, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-10-17.pdf}}</ref> Another editor of the magazine, Troy J. Augusto, felt it "might be a hard sell at radio, given the somber mood and suicide related theme". He complimented the singer's "silky vocals and the song's lush string section [that] provide this track's main appeal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Troy J. \|last= Augusto \|title= Pop Singles: Reviews \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cashbox]] \|date= September 18, 1993 \|page= 11 \|access-date= November 3, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-18.pdf}}</ref> Justin Wilson from ''[[The Cavalier Daily]]'' also named it "the best song on the album, one of [[R.E.M.]]'s best songs ever". He declared it as "emotionally moving"<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=giUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title=R.E.M. success becoming 'Automatic'\|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=October 15, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> and "deeply affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title='Lucky Town' tops list of year's best \|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=January 21, 1993\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[Greg Kot]] from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that it is "a [[Sentimental ballad\|ballad]] that would border on the maudlin if [[Michael Stipe\|Stipe]] didn't sing it with such conviction".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Greg\|last=Kot\|title=Each time you listen, new album gets better\|magazine=[[Chicago Tribune]]\|date=October 8, 1992\|author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref> Ron Fell from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' felt that Stipe's "powerful and emotional life-affirming message comes across very clear." He named it "a favorite track" from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Ron \|last= Fell \|title= A/C: New Releases \|magazine= [[Gavin Report]] \|date= August 27, 1993 \|page= 20 \|access-date= October 16, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-08-27.pdf}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]'' commented that ''Automatic for the People'' ponders frustrations of life in the "[[Bee Gees\|Bee Geeish]]" 'Everybody Hurts'".<ref>"Reflective R.E.M. on 'Automatic' Sound Advice Title: "Automatic for the People" Artist: R.E.M. Label: Warner Bros.". ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]''. October 23, 1992.</ref>		The song received favorable reviews from most music critics. [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] found that it has "a comforting melancholy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/automatic-for-the-people-mw0000089350\|first=Stephen Thomas\|last=Erlewine\|title=R.E.M. - Automatic for the People\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=March 23, 2020\|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> David Bauder from ''[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]'' said that it keeps "the pace slow and the mood melancholy."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_caAAAAIBAJ\|first=David\|last=Bauder\|title=R.E.M. takes a somber turn on latest album\|magazine=[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' called it a "spare, honest, and emotional track", adding "when the strings kick in, there's no denying this song's power."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= Flick \|title= Single Reviews \|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|date= September 11, 1993 \|page= 53 \|access-date= October 27, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-09-11-N.pdf \|author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> Bevan Hannah from ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' noted "the smoothly caressing guitar".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Bevan \|last= Hannah \|title= R.E.M. still click in time \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= October 8, 1992 \|page= 19 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126947760}}</ref> Another ''The Canberra Times'' editor, Larry McShane, described it as "haunting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= McShane \|title= Jacksons seal with a kiss \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= September 10, 1994 \|page= 8 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118136974}}</ref> Randy Clark from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]]'' named it the "strongest" cut of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Randy \|last= Clark \|title= Music Reviews: Albums - Pick Of The Week \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]] \|date= October 17, 1992 \|page= 5 \|access-date= November 1, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-10-17.pdf}}</ref> Another editor of the magazine, Troy J. Augusto, felt it "might be a hard sell at radio, given the somber mood and suicide related theme". He complimented the singer's "silky vocals and the song's lush string section [that] provide this track's main appeal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Troy J. \|last= Augusto \|title= Pop Singles: Reviews \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cashbox]] \|date= September 18, 1993 \|page= 11 \|access-date= November 3, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-18.pdf}}</ref> Justin Wilson from ''[[The Cavalier Daily]]'' also named it "the best song on the album, one of [[R.E.M.]]'s best songs ever". He declared it as "emotionally moving"<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=giUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title=R.E.M. success becoming 'Automatic'\|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=October 15, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> and "deeply affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title='Lucky Town' tops list of year's best \|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=January 21, 1993\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[Greg Kot]] from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that it is "a [[Sentimental ballad\|ballad]] that would border on the maudlin if [[Michael Stipe\|Stipe]] didn't sing it with such conviction".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Greg\|last=Kot\|title=Each time you listen, new album gets better\|magazine=[[Chicago Tribune]]\|date=October 8, 1992\|author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref> Ron Fell from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' felt that Stipe's "powerful and emotional life-affirming message comes across very clear." He named it "a favorite track" from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Ron \|last= Fell \|title= A/C: New Releases \|magazine= [[Gavin Report]] \|date= August 27, 1993 \|page= 20 \|access-date= October 16, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-08-27.pdf}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]'' commented that ''Automatic for the People'' ponders frustrations of life in the "[[Bee Gees\|Bee Geeish]]" 'Everybody Hurts'".<ref>"Reflective R.E.M. on 'Automatic' Sound Advice Title: "Automatic for the People" Artist: R.E.M. Label: Warner Bros.". ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]''. October 23, 1992.</ref>

	In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote that it is "the most beautiful and moving track on the album" and "just a reflection of how the band can do no wrong at present."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Masterton\|first=James\|title=Week Ending April 24th 1993\|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-april-24th-1993\|website=Chart Watch UK\|date=April 18, 1993\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Chris Roberts from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, adding that "this is clearly a "[[Let It Be (song)\|Let It Be]]"/"[[Candle in the Wind]]" of its (white rock) generation, [and] it avoids being fatally overblown by virtue of Stipes's meticulously understated vocal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Chris\|last=Roberts\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52846557010/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=28\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' described it as an "ultra melancholic ballad", noting that with string arrangements by ex [[Led Zeppelin]] bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)\|John Paul Jones]], it is "the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the '90s with Michael Stipe as [[Simon & Garfunkel]] rolled into one."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-24.pdf\|title=New Releases: Albums\|magazine=[[Music & Media]]\|volume=10\|issue=43\|date=October 24, 1992\|page=9\|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as "a torchy ballad, with Stipe's fragile and waivering [sic.] vocal offset at times by discreet strings." He also complimented it as "radio-friendly".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Alan \|last= Jones \|title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week \|magazine= Music Week \|date= April 10, 1993 \|page= 8 \|accessdate= March 25, 2021 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-10.pdf}}</ref> Gina Morris from ''[[New Musical Express\|NME]]'' called it "another larger than life, atmospheric pop song" along the lines of "[[Drive (R.E.M. song)\|Drive]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Gina\|last=Morris\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52851643829/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[New Musical Express\|NME]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=19\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' viewed it as "boring" and "repetitive".<ref>Gettelman, Parry (9 October 1992). "R.E.M.". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> ''[[People (magazine)\|People Magazine]]'''s reviewer found that here, the vocalist "succeeds at talking a friend out of suicide".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-automatic-for-the-people-vol-38-no-19/\|title=Picks and Pans Review: Automatic for the People\|magazine=[[People (magazine)\|People]]\|date=November 9, 1992\|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Scripps Howard News Service]]'' wrote that the singer "has never sung better" and noted that "the unabashedly emotional" track "gives him plenty of range to display those pipes."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYo0AAAAIBAJ\|title=Recordings: "Automatic for the People" R.E.M\|magazine=[[Reading Eagle]]\|date=October 9, 1992\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[David Cavanagh]] from ''[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]'' said that it is "virtually beyond words." He added, "It will have non-REM maniacs in hysterics with its delicate [[Phil Spector\|Spector]] structure and childlike message ("''everybody hurts, everybody cries...when you think you've had too much of this life, hang on...''"). It will make everyone else cry. It really is that straightforward."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/04/albums32.jpg\|first=David\|last=Cavanagh\|title=Reviews: New Albums\|magazine=[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|page=83\|access-date=March 3, 2020\|author-link=David Cavanagh}}</ref> Tim Southwell from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song five out of five, viewing it as "a beautiful, touching and absorbing ballad", and "bloody beautiful."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Southwell\|title=New Singles\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52547462618/in/album-72177720304250396/\|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]\|date=April 14, 1993\|page=47\|accessdate=December 14, 2022}}</ref>		In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote that it is "the most beautiful and moving track on the album" and "just a reflection of how the band can do no wrong at present."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Masterton\|first=James\|title=Week Ending April 24th 1993\|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-april-24th-1993\|website=Chart Watch UK\|date=April 18, 1993\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Chris Roberts from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, adding that "this is clearly a "[[Let It Be (song)\|Let It Be]]"/"[[Candle in the Wind]]" of its (white rock) generation, [and] it avoids being fatally overblown by virtue of Stipes's meticulously understated vocal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Chris\|last=Roberts\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52846557010/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=28\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' described it as an "ultra melancholic ballad", noting that with string arrangements by ex [[Led Zeppelin]] bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)\|John Paul Jones]], it is "the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the '90s with Michael Stipe as [[Simon & Garfunkel]] rolled into one."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-24.pdf\|title=New Releases: Albums\|magazine=[[Music & Media]]\|volume=10\|issue=43\|date=October 24, 1992\|page=9\|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as "a torchy ballad, with Stipe's fragile and waivering [sic.] vocal offset at times by discreet strings." He also complimented it as "radio-friendly".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Alan \|last= Jones \|title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week \|magazine= Music Week \|date= April 10, 1993 \|page= 8 \|accessdate= March 25, 2021 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-10.pdf}}</ref> Gina Morris from ''[[New Musical Express\|NME]]'' called it "another larger than life, atmospheric pop song" along the lines of "[[Drive (R.E.M. song)\|Drive]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Gina\|last=Morris\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52851643829/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[New Musical Express\|NME]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=19\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' viewed it as "boring" and "repetitive".<ref>Gettelman, Parry (9 October 1992). "R.E.M.". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> ''[[People (magazine)\|People Magazine]]'''s reviewer found that here, the vocalist "succeeds at talking a friend out of suicide".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-automatic-for-the-people-vol-38-no-19/\|title=Picks and Pans Review: Automatic for the People\|magazine=[[People (magazine)\|People]]\|date=November 9, 1992\|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Scripps Howard News Service]]'' wrote that the singer "has never sung better" and noted that "the unabashedly emotional" track "gives him plenty of range to display those pipes."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYo0AAAAIBAJ\|title=Recordings: "Automatic for the People" R.E.M\|magazine=[[Reading Eagle]]\|date=October 9, 1992\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[David Cavanagh]] from ''[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]'' said that it is "virtually beyond words." He added, "It will have non-REM maniacs in hysterics with its delicate [[Phil Spector\|Spector]] structure and childlike message ("''everybody hurts, everybody cries...when you think you've had too much of this life, hang on...''"). It will make everyone else cry. It really is that straightforward."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/04/albums32.jpg\|first=David\|last=Cavanagh\|title=Reviews: New Albums\|magazine=[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|page=83\|access-date=March 3, 2020\|author-link=David Cavanagh}}</ref> [[Tim Southwell]] from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song five out of five, viewing it as "a beautiful, touching and absorbing ballad", and "bloody beautiful."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Southwell\|title=New Singles\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52547462618/in/album-72177720304250396/\|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]\|date=April 14, 1993\|page=47\|accessdate=December 14, 2022\|author-link=Tim Southwell}}</ref>

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2A00:23C8:6FA4:AE01:597D:FB12:F37C:4A85: /* Helping Haiti charity single */

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	{{Quote box\|width=30%\|align=right\|quote="The record's biggest surprise, however, is its one surefire [[pop music\|pop]] hit, "Everybody Hurts", an almost unbearably passionate argument against suicide. It sounds like a gigantic arena transfiguration of a '50s [[rock ballad]], with Stipe's voice pleading over triplets and massed strings, and surely will be played on radio for generations to come, right next to unforgettable anthems like "[[Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)\|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"."\|source=—[[Greg Sandow]] talking about the song.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Greg \|last= Sandow \|title= Automatic for the People \|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] \|date= October 16, 1992 \|access-date= November 11, 2020 \|url= https://ew.com/article/1992/10/16/automatic-people/ \|author-link= Greg Sandow}}</ref>}}		{{Quote box\|width=30%\|align=right\|quote="The record's biggest surprise, however, is its one surefire [[pop music\|pop]] hit, "Everybody Hurts", an almost unbearably passionate argument against suicide. It sounds like a gigantic arena transfiguration of a '50s [[rock ballad]], with Stipe's voice pleading over triplets and massed strings, and surely will be played on radio for generations to come, right next to unforgettable anthems like "[[Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)\|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"."\|source=—[[Greg Sandow]] talking about the song.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Greg \|last= Sandow \|title= Automatic for the People \|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] \|date= October 16, 1992 \|access-date= November 11, 2020 \|url= https://ew.com/article/1992/10/16/automatic-people/ \|author-link= Greg Sandow}}</ref>}}
	The song ~~was~~ ~~widely~~ ~~praised~~ by most music critics. [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] found that it has "a comforting melancholy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/automatic-for-the-people-mw0000089350\|first=Stephen Thomas\|last=Erlewine\|title=R.E.M. - Automatic for the People\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=March 23, 2020\|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> David Bauder from ''[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]'' said that it keeps "the pace slow and the mood melancholy."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_caAAAAIBAJ\|first=David\|last=Bauder\|title=R.E.M. takes a somber turn on latest album\|magazine=[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' called it a "spare, honest, and emotional track", adding "when the strings kick in, there's no denying this song's power."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= Flick \|title= Single Reviews \|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|date= September 11, 1993 \|page= 53 \|access-date= October 27, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-09-11-N.pdf \|author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> Bevan Hannah from ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' noted "the smoothly caressing guitar".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Bevan \|last= Hannah \|title= R.E.M. still click in time \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= October 8, 1992 \|page= 19 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126947760}}</ref> Another ''The Canberra Times'' editor, Larry McShane, described it as "haunting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= McShane \|title= Jacksons seal with a kiss \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= September 10, 1994 \|page= 8 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118136974}}</ref> Randy Clark from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]]'' named it the "strongest" cut of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Randy \|last= Clark \|title= Music Reviews: Albums - Pick Of The Week \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]] \|date= October 17, 1992 \|page= 5 \|access-date= November 1, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-10-17.pdf}}</ref> Another editor of the magazine, Troy J. Augusto, felt it "might be a hard sell at radio, given the somber mood and suicide related theme". He complimented the singer's "silky vocals and the song's lush string section [that] provide this track's main appeal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Troy J. \|last= Augusto \|title= Pop Singles: Reviews \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cashbox]] \|date= September 18, 1993 \|page= 11 \|access-date= November 3, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-18.pdf}}</ref> Justin Wilson from ''[[The Cavalier Daily]]'' also named it "the best song on the album, one of [[R.E.M.]]'s best songs ever". He declared it as "emotionally moving"<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=giUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title=R.E.M. success becoming 'Automatic'\|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=October 15, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> and "deeply affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title='Lucky Town' tops list of year's best \|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=January 21, 1993\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[Greg Kot]] from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that it is "a [[Sentimental ballad\|ballad]] that would border on the maudlin if [[Michael Stipe\|Stipe]] didn't sing it with such conviction".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Greg\|last=Kot\|title=Each time you listen, new album gets better\|magazine=[[Chicago Tribune]]\|date=October 8, 1992\|author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref> Ron Fell from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' felt that Stipe's "powerful and emotional life-affirming message comes across very clear." He named it "a favorite track" from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Ron \|last= Fell \|title= A/C: New Releases \|magazine= [[Gavin Report]] \|date= August 27, 1993 \|page= 20 \|access-date= October 16, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-08-27.pdf}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]'' commented that ''Automatic for the People'' ponders frustrations of life in the "[[Bee Gees\|Bee Geeish]]" 'Everybody Hurts'".<ref>"Reflective R.E.M. on 'Automatic' Sound Advice Title: "Automatic for the People" Artist: R.E.M. Label: Warner Bros.". ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]''. October 23, 1992.</ref>		The song received favorable reviews from most music critics. [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] found that it has "a comforting melancholy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/automatic-for-the-people-mw0000089350\|first=Stephen Thomas\|last=Erlewine\|title=R.E.M. - Automatic for the People\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=March 23, 2020\|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> David Bauder from ''[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]'' said that it keeps "the pace slow and the mood melancholy."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_caAAAAIBAJ\|first=David\|last=Bauder\|title=R.E.M. takes a somber turn on latest album\|magazine=[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' called it a "spare, honest, and emotional track", adding "when the strings kick in, there's no denying this song's power."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= Flick \|title= Single Reviews \|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|date= September 11, 1993 \|page= 53 \|access-date= October 27, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-09-11-N.pdf \|author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> Bevan Hannah from ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' noted "the smoothly caressing guitar".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Bevan \|last= Hannah \|title= R.E.M. still click in time \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= October 8, 1992 \|page= 19 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126947760}}</ref> Another ''The Canberra Times'' editor, Larry McShane, described it as "haunting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= McShane \|title= Jacksons seal with a kiss \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= September 10, 1994 \|page= 8 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118136974}}</ref> Randy Clark from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]]'' named it the "strongest" cut of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Randy \|last= Clark \|title= Music Reviews: Albums - Pick Of The Week \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]] \|date= October 17, 1992 \|page= 5 \|access-date= November 1, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-10-17.pdf}}</ref> Another editor of the magazine, Troy J. Augusto, felt it "might be a hard sell at radio, given the somber mood and suicide related theme". He complimented the singer's "silky vocals and the song's lush string section [that] provide this track's main appeal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Troy J. \|last= Augusto \|title= Pop Singles: Reviews \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cashbox]] \|date= September 18, 1993 \|page= 11 \|access-date= November 3, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-18.pdf}}</ref> Justin Wilson from ''[[The Cavalier Daily]]'' also named it "the best song on the album, one of [[R.E.M.]]'s best songs ever". He declared it as "emotionally moving"<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=giUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title=R.E.M. success becoming 'Automatic'\|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=October 15, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> and "deeply affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title='Lucky Town' tops list of year's best \|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=January 21, 1993\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[Greg Kot]] from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that it is "a [[Sentimental ballad\|ballad]] that would border on the maudlin if [[Michael Stipe\|Stipe]] didn't sing it with such conviction".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Greg\|last=Kot\|title=Each time you listen, new album gets better\|magazine=[[Chicago Tribune]]\|date=October 8, 1992\|author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref> Ron Fell from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' felt that Stipe's "powerful and emotional life-affirming message comes across very clear." He named it "a favorite track" from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Ron \|last= Fell \|title= A/C: New Releases \|magazine= [[Gavin Report]] \|date= August 27, 1993 \|page= 20 \|access-date= October 16, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-08-27.pdf}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]'' commented that ''Automatic for the People'' ponders frustrations of life in the "[[Bee Gees\|Bee Geeish]]" 'Everybody Hurts'".<ref>"Reflective R.E.M. on 'Automatic' Sound Advice Title: "Automatic for the People" Artist: R.E.M. Label: Warner Bros.". ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]''. October 23, 1992.</ref>

	In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote that it is "the most beautiful and moving track on the album" and "just a reflection of how the band can do no wrong at present."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Masterton\|first=James\|title=Week Ending April 24th 1993\|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-april-24th-1993\|website=Chart Watch UK\|date=April 18, 1993\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Chris Roberts from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, adding that "this is clearly a "[[Let It Be (song)\|Let It Be]]"/"[[Candle in the Wind]]" of its (white rock) generation, [and] it avoids being fatally overblown by virtue of Stipes's meticulously understated vocal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Chris\|last=Roberts\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52846557010/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=28\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' described it as an "ultra melancholic ballad", noting that with string arrangements by ex [[Led Zeppelin]] bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)\|John Paul Jones]], it is "the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the '90s with Michael Stipe as [[Simon & Garfunkel]] rolled into one."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-24.pdf\|title=New Releases: Albums\|magazine=[[Music & Media]]\|volume=10\|issue=43\|date=October 24, 1992\|page=9\|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as "a torchy ballad, with Stipe's fragile and waivering [sic.] vocal offset at times by discreet strings." He also complimented it as "radio-friendly".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Alan \|last= Jones \|title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week \|magazine= Music Week \|date= April 10, 1993 \|page= 8 \|accessdate= March 25, 2021 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-10.pdf}}</ref> Gina Morris from ''[[New Musical Express\|NME]]'' called it "another larger than life, atmospheric pop song" along the lines of "[[Drive (R.E.M. song)\|Drive]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Gina\|last=Morris\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52851643829/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[New Musical Express\|NME]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=19\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' viewed it as "boring" and "repetitive".<ref>Gettelman, Parry (9 October 1992). "R.E.M.". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> ''[[People (magazine)\|People Magazine]]'''s reviewer found that here, the vocalist "succeeds at talking a friend out of suicide".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-automatic-for-the-people-vol-38-no-19/\|title=Picks and Pans Review: Automatic for the People\|magazine=[[People (magazine)\|People]]\|date=November 9, 1992\|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Scripps Howard News Service]]'' wrote that the singer "has never sung better" and noted that "the unabashedly emotional" track "gives him plenty of range to display those pipes."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYo0AAAAIBAJ\|title=Recordings: "Automatic for the People" R.E.M\|magazine=[[Reading Eagle]]\|date=October 9, 1992\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[David Cavanagh]] from ''[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]'' said that it is "virtually beyond words." He added, "It will have non-REM maniacs in hysterics with its delicate [[Phil Spector\|Spector]] structure and childlike message ("''everybody hurts, everybody cries...when you think you've had too much of this life, hang on...''"). It will make everyone else cry. It really is that straightforward."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/04/albums32.jpg\|first=David\|last=Cavanagh\|title=Reviews: New Albums\|magazine=[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|page=83\|access-date=March 3, 2020\|author-link=David Cavanagh}}</ref> Tim Southwell from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song five out of five, viewing it as "a beautiful, touching and absorbing ballad", and "bloody beautiful."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Southwell\|title=New Singles\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52547462618/in/album-72177720304250396/\|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]\|date=April 14, 1993\|page=47\|accessdate=December 14, 2022}}</ref>		In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote that it is "the most beautiful and moving track on the album" and "just a reflection of how the band can do no wrong at present."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Masterton\|first=James\|title=Week Ending April 24th 1993\|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-april-24th-1993\|website=Chart Watch UK\|date=April 18, 1993\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Chris Roberts from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, adding that "this is clearly a "[[Let It Be (song)\|Let It Be]]"/"[[Candle in the Wind]]" of its (white rock) generation, [and] it avoids being fatally overblown by virtue of Stipes's meticulously understated vocal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Chris\|last=Roberts\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52846557010/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=28\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' described it as an "ultra melancholic ballad", noting that with string arrangements by ex [[Led Zeppelin]] bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)\|John Paul Jones]], it is "the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the '90s with Michael Stipe as [[Simon & Garfunkel]] rolled into one."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-24.pdf\|title=New Releases: Albums\|magazine=[[Music & Media]]\|volume=10\|issue=43\|date=October 24, 1992\|page=9\|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as "a torchy ballad, with Stipe's fragile and waivering [sic.] vocal offset at times by discreet strings." He also complimented it as "radio-friendly".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Alan \|last= Jones \|title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week \|magazine= Music Week \|date= April 10, 1993 \|page= 8 \|accessdate= March 25, 2021 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-10.pdf}}</ref> Gina Morris from ''[[New Musical Express\|NME]]'' called it "another larger than life, atmospheric pop song" along the lines of "[[Drive (R.E.M. song)\|Drive]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Gina\|last=Morris\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52851643829/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[New Musical Express\|NME]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=19\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' viewed it as "boring" and "repetitive".<ref>Gettelman, Parry (9 October 1992). "R.E.M.". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> ''[[People (magazine)\|People Magazine]]'''s reviewer found that here, the vocalist "succeeds at talking a friend out of suicide".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-automatic-for-the-people-vol-38-no-19/\|title=Picks and Pans Review: Automatic for the People\|magazine=[[People (magazine)\|People]]\|date=November 9, 1992\|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Scripps Howard News Service]]'' wrote that the singer "has never sung better" and noted that "the unabashedly emotional" track "gives him plenty of range to display those pipes."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYo0AAAAIBAJ\|title=Recordings: "Automatic for the People" R.E.M\|magazine=[[Reading Eagle]]\|date=October 9, 1992\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[David Cavanagh]] from ''[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]'' said that it is "virtually beyond words." He added, "It will have non-REM maniacs in hysterics with its delicate [[Phil Spector\|Spector]] structure and childlike message ("''everybody hurts, everybody cries...when you think you've had too much of this life, hang on...''"). It will make everyone else cry. It really is that straightforward."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/04/albums32.jpg\|first=David\|last=Cavanagh\|title=Reviews: New Albums\|magazine=[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|page=83\|access-date=March 3, 2020\|author-link=David Cavanagh}}</ref> Tim Southwell from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song five out of five, viewing it as "a beautiful, touching and absorbing ballad", and "bloody beautiful."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Southwell\|title=New Singles\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52547462618/in/album-72177720304250396/\|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]\|date=April 14, 1993\|page=47\|accessdate=December 14, 2022}}</ref>

Nickaline: /* Critical reception */

Nickaline — Mon, 20 May 2024 15:37:30 GMT

Critical reception

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	{{Quote box\|width=30%\|align=right\|quote="The record's biggest surprise, however, is its one surefire [[pop music\|pop]] hit, "Everybody Hurts", an almost unbearably passionate argument against suicide. It sounds like a gigantic arena transfiguration of a '50s [[rock ballad]], with Stipe's voice pleading over triplets and massed strings, and surely will be played on radio for generations to come, right next to unforgettable anthems like "[[Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)\|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"."\|source=—[[Greg Sandow]] talking about the song.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Greg \|last= Sandow \|title= Automatic for the People \|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] \|date= October 16, 1992 \|access-date= November 11, 2020 \|url= https://ew.com/article/1992/10/16/automatic-people/ \|author-link= Greg Sandow}}</ref>}}		{{Quote box\|width=30%\|align=right\|quote="The record's biggest surprise, however, is its one surefire [[pop music\|pop]] hit, "Everybody Hurts", an almost unbearably passionate argument against suicide. It sounds like a gigantic arena transfiguration of a '50s [[rock ballad]], with Stipe's voice pleading over triplets and massed strings, and surely will be played on radio for generations to come, right next to unforgettable anthems like "[[Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)\|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"."\|source=—[[Greg Sandow]] talking about the song.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Greg \|last= Sandow \|title= Automatic for the People \|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] \|date= October 16, 1992 \|access-date= November 11, 2020 \|url= https://ew.com/article/1992/10/16/automatic-people/ \|author-link= Greg Sandow}}</ref>}}
	The song ~~received~~ ~~favorable~~ ~~reviews~~ ~~from~~ most music critics. [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] found that it has "a comforting melancholy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/automatic-for-the-people-mw0000089350\|first=Stephen Thomas\|last=Erlewine\|title=R.E.M. - Automatic for the People\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=March 23, 2020\|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> David Bauder from ''[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]'' said that it keeps "the pace slow and the mood melancholy."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_caAAAAIBAJ\|first=David\|last=Bauder\|title=R.E.M. takes a somber turn on latest album\|magazine=[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' called it a "spare, honest, and emotional track", adding "when the strings kick in, there's no denying this song's power."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= Flick \|title= Single Reviews \|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|date= September 11, 1993 \|page= 53 \|access-date= October 27, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-09-11-N.pdf \|author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> Bevan Hannah from ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' noted "the smoothly caressing guitar".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Bevan \|last= Hannah \|title= R.E.M. still click in time \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= October 8, 1992 \|page= 19 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126947760}}</ref> Another ''The Canberra Times'' editor, Larry McShane, described it as "haunting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= McShane \|title= Jacksons seal with a kiss \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= September 10, 1994 \|page= 8 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118136974}}</ref> Randy Clark from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]]'' named it the "strongest" cut of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Randy \|last= Clark \|title= Music Reviews: Albums - Pick Of The Week \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]] \|date= October 17, 1992 \|page= 5 \|access-date= November 1, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-10-17.pdf}}</ref> Another editor of the magazine, Troy J. Augusto, felt it "might be a hard sell at radio, given the somber mood and suicide related theme". He complimented the singer's "silky vocals and the song's lush string section [that] provide this track's main appeal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Troy J. \|last= Augusto \|title= Pop Singles: Reviews \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cashbox]] \|date= September 18, 1993 \|page= 11 \|access-date= November 3, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-18.pdf}}</ref> Justin Wilson from ''[[The Cavalier Daily]]'' also named it "the best song on the album, one of [[R.E.M.]]'s best songs ever". He declared it as "emotionally moving"<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=giUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title=R.E.M. success becoming 'Automatic'\|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=October 15, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> and "deeply affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title='Lucky Town' tops list of year's best \|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=January 21, 1993\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[Greg Kot]] from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that it is "a [[Sentimental ballad\|ballad]] that would border on the maudlin if [[Michael Stipe\|Stipe]] didn't sing it with such conviction".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Greg\|last=Kot\|title=Each time you listen, new album gets better\|magazine=[[Chicago Tribune]]\|date=October 8, 1992\|author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref> Ron Fell from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' felt that Stipe's "powerful and emotional life-affirming message comes across very clear." He named it "a favorite track" from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Ron \|last= Fell \|title= A/C: New Releases \|magazine= [[Gavin Report]] \|date= August 27, 1993 \|page= 20 \|access-date= October 16, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-08-27.pdf}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]'' commented that ''Automatic for the People'' ponders frustrations of life in the "[[Bee Gees\|Bee Geeish]]" 'Everybody Hurts'".<ref>"Reflective R.E.M. on 'Automatic' Sound Advice Title: "Automatic for the People" Artist: R.E.M. Label: Warner Bros.". ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]''. October 23, 1992.</ref>		The song was widely praised by most music critics. [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] found that it has "a comforting melancholy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/automatic-for-the-people-mw0000089350\|first=Stephen Thomas\|last=Erlewine\|title=R.E.M. - Automatic for the People\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=March 23, 2020\|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> David Bauder from ''[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]'' said that it keeps "the pace slow and the mood melancholy."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_caAAAAIBAJ\|first=David\|last=Bauder\|title=R.E.M. takes a somber turn on latest album\|magazine=[[Associated Press\|The Associated Press]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' called it a "spare, honest, and emotional track", adding "when the strings kick in, there's no denying this song's power."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= Flick \|title= Single Reviews \|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|date= September 11, 1993 \|page= 53 \|access-date= October 27, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-09-11-N.pdf \|author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> Bevan Hannah from ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' noted "the smoothly caressing guitar".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Bevan \|last= Hannah \|title= R.E.M. still click in time \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= October 8, 1992 \|page= 19 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126947760}}</ref> Another ''The Canberra Times'' editor, Larry McShane, described it as "haunting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Larry \|last= McShane \|title= Jacksons seal with a kiss \|magazine= [[The Canberra Times]] \|date= September 10, 1994 \|page= 8 \|access-date= April 23, 2020 \|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118136974}}</ref> Randy Clark from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]]'' named it the "strongest" cut of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Randy \|last= Clark \|title= Music Reviews: Albums - Pick Of The Week \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cash Box]] \|date= October 17, 1992 \|page= 5 \|access-date= November 1, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-10-17.pdf}}</ref> Another editor of the magazine, Troy J. Augusto, felt it "might be a hard sell at radio, given the somber mood and suicide related theme". He complimented the singer's "silky vocals and the song's lush string section [that] provide this track's main appeal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Troy J. \|last= Augusto \|title= Pop Singles: Reviews \|magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)\|Cashbox]] \|date= September 18, 1993 \|page= 11 \|access-date= November 3, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-18.pdf}}</ref> Justin Wilson from ''[[The Cavalier Daily]]'' also named it "the best song on the album, one of [[R.E.M.]]'s best songs ever". He declared it as "emotionally moving"<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=giUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title=R.E.M. success becoming 'Automatic'\|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=October 15, 1992\|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> and "deeply affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyUhAAAAIBAJ\|first=Justin\|last=Wilson\|title='Lucky Town' tops list of year's best \|magazine=[[The Cavalier Daily]]\|date=January 21, 1993\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[Greg Kot]] from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that it is "a [[Sentimental ballad\|ballad]] that would border on the maudlin if [[Michael Stipe\|Stipe]] didn't sing it with such conviction".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Greg\|last=Kot\|title=Each time you listen, new album gets better\|magazine=[[Chicago Tribune]]\|date=October 8, 1992\|author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref> Ron Fell from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' felt that Stipe's "powerful and emotional life-affirming message comes across very clear." He named it "a favorite track" from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Ron \|last= Fell \|title= A/C: New Releases \|magazine= [[Gavin Report]] \|date= August 27, 1993 \|page= 20 \|access-date= October 16, 2020 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-08-27.pdf}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]'' commented that ''Automatic for the People'' ponders frustrations of life in the "[[Bee Gees\|Bee Geeish]]" 'Everybody Hurts'".<ref>"Reflective R.E.M. on 'Automatic' Sound Advice Title: "Automatic for the People" Artist: R.E.M. Label: Warner Bros.". ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)\|The Gazette]]''. October 23, 1992.</ref>

	In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote that it is "the most beautiful and moving track on the album" and "just a reflection of how the band can do no wrong at present."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Masterton\|first=James\|title=Week Ending April 24th 1993\|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-april-24th-1993\|website=Chart Watch UK\|date=April 18, 1993\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Chris Roberts from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, adding that "this is clearly a "[[Let It Be (song)\|Let It Be]]"/"[[Candle in the Wind]]" of its (white rock) generation, [and] it avoids being fatally overblown by virtue of Stipes's meticulously understated vocal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Chris\|last=Roberts\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52846557010/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=28\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' described it as an "ultra melancholic ballad", noting that with string arrangements by ex [[Led Zeppelin]] bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)\|John Paul Jones]], it is "the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the '90s with Michael Stipe as [[Simon & Garfunkel]] rolled into one."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-24.pdf\|title=New Releases: Albums\|magazine=[[Music & Media]]\|volume=10\|issue=43\|date=October 24, 1992\|page=9\|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as "a torchy ballad, with Stipe's fragile and waivering [sic.] vocal offset at times by discreet strings." He also complimented it as "radio-friendly".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Alan \|last= Jones \|title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week \|magazine= Music Week \|date= April 10, 1993 \|page= 8 \|accessdate= March 25, 2021 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-10.pdf}}</ref> Gina Morris from ''[[New Musical Express\|NME]]'' called it "another larger than life, atmospheric pop song" along the lines of "[[Drive (R.E.M. song)\|Drive]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Gina\|last=Morris\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52851643829/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[New Musical Express\|NME]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=19\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' viewed it as "boring" and "repetitive".<ref>Gettelman, Parry (9 October 1992). "R.E.M.". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> ''[[People (magazine)\|People Magazine]]'''s reviewer found that here, the vocalist "succeeds at talking a friend out of suicide".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-automatic-for-the-people-vol-38-no-19/\|title=Picks and Pans Review: Automatic for the People\|magazine=[[People (magazine)\|People]]\|date=November 9, 1992\|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Scripps Howard News Service]]'' wrote that the singer "has never sung better" and noted that "the unabashedly emotional" track "gives him plenty of range to display those pipes."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYo0AAAAIBAJ\|title=Recordings: "Automatic for the People" R.E.M\|magazine=[[Reading Eagle]]\|date=October 9, 1992\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[David Cavanagh]] from ''[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]'' said that it is "virtually beyond words." He added, "It will have non-REM maniacs in hysterics with its delicate [[Phil Spector\|Spector]] structure and childlike message ("''everybody hurts, everybody cries...when you think you've had too much of this life, hang on...''"). It will make everyone else cry. It really is that straightforward."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/04/albums32.jpg\|first=David\|last=Cavanagh\|title=Reviews: New Albums\|magazine=[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|page=83\|access-date=March 3, 2020\|author-link=David Cavanagh}}</ref> Tim Southwell from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song five out of five, viewing it as "a beautiful, touching and absorbing ballad", and "bloody beautiful."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Southwell\|title=New Singles\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52547462618/in/album-72177720304250396/\|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]\|date=April 14, 1993\|page=47\|accessdate=December 14, 2022}}</ref>		In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote that it is "the most beautiful and moving track on the album" and "just a reflection of how the band can do no wrong at present."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Masterton\|first=James\|title=Week Ending April 24th 1993\|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-april-24th-1993\|website=Chart Watch UK\|date=April 18, 1993\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Chris Roberts from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, adding that "this is clearly a "[[Let It Be (song)\|Let It Be]]"/"[[Candle in the Wind]]" of its (white rock) generation, [and] it avoids being fatally overblown by virtue of Stipes's meticulously understated vocal."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Chris\|last=Roberts\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52846557010/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=28\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' described it as an "ultra melancholic ballad", noting that with string arrangements by ex [[Led Zeppelin]] bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)\|John Paul Jones]], it is "the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the '90s with Michael Stipe as [[Simon & Garfunkel]] rolled into one."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-24.pdf\|title=New Releases: Albums\|magazine=[[Music & Media]]\|volume=10\|issue=43\|date=October 24, 1992\|page=9\|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as "a torchy ballad, with Stipe's fragile and waivering [sic.] vocal offset at times by discreet strings." He also complimented it as "radio-friendly".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first= Alan \|last= Jones \|title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week \|magazine= Music Week \|date= April 10, 1993 \|page= 8 \|accessdate= March 25, 2021 \|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-10.pdf}}</ref> Gina Morris from ''[[New Musical Express\|NME]]'' called it "another larger than life, atmospheric pop song" along the lines of "[[Drive (R.E.M. song)\|Drive]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Gina\|last=Morris\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52851643829/\|title=Singles\|magazine=[[New Musical Express\|NME]]\|date=April 10, 1993\|page=19\|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' viewed it as "boring" and "repetitive".<ref>Gettelman, Parry (9 October 1992). "R.E.M.". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> ''[[People (magazine)\|People Magazine]]'''s reviewer found that here, the vocalist "succeeds at talking a friend out of suicide".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-automatic-for-the-people-vol-38-no-19/\|title=Picks and Pans Review: Automatic for the People\|magazine=[[People (magazine)\|People]]\|date=November 9, 1992\|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Scripps Howard News Service]]'' wrote that the singer "has never sung better" and noted that "the unabashedly emotional" track "gives him plenty of range to display those pipes."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYo0AAAAIBAJ\|title=Recordings: "Automatic for the People" R.E.M\|magazine=[[Reading Eagle]]\|date=October 9, 1992\|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> [[David Cavanagh]] from ''[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]'' said that it is "virtually beyond words." He added, "It will have non-REM maniacs in hysterics with its delicate [[Phil Spector\|Spector]] structure and childlike message ("''everybody hurts, everybody cries...when you think you've had too much of this life, hang on...''"). It will make everyone else cry. It really is that straightforward."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/04/albums32.jpg\|first=David\|last=Cavanagh\|title=Reviews: New Albums\|magazine=[[Select (magazine)\|Select]]\|date=November 1, 1992\|page=83\|access-date=March 3, 2020\|author-link=David Cavanagh}}</ref> Tim Southwell from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song five out of five, viewing it as "a beautiful, touching and absorbing ballad", and "bloody beautiful."<ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Southwell\|title=New Singles\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52547462618/in/album-72177720304250396/\|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]\|date=April 14, 1993\|page=47\|accessdate=December 14, 2022}}</ref>

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