Ignoreland

"Ignoreland"
Promotional CD single
Song by R.E.M. from the album Automatic for the People
Released	October 5, 1992
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:24
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Scott Litt R.E.M.
Automatic for the People track listing
"Monty Got a Raw Deal" (7) "Ignoreland" (8) "Star Me Kitten" (9)

"Ignoreland" is the eighth track from R.E.M.'s studio album Automatic for the People. The song was not released as a single, but had chart positions on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. "Ignoreland" is the sixth song by R.E.M. not to be released as a single while having a chart position. The previous song unreleased with a chart position by the band was a cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan", which was released as a B-side to "Drive".

The song's lyrical content is political, referring to the conditions of the United States during the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

The band members have been quoted as saying that they were not entirely happy with the production of the song on the album, and the song was not played live during subsequent tours. The song made its live debut almost 16 years after its album release at the opening show for the band's Accelerate tour in Vancouver, BC on May 23, 2008.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	43
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)	5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	4