R.E.M. - Lotus [Single]

Released in 1998, "Lotus" is the second single by R.E.M. off their eleventh studio album Up.


The song's recurring line "I ate the lotus" appeared in an alternate form ("I'll eat the lotus...") in a previous R.E.M. song, "Be Mine".
The lyric "dot dot dot and I feel fine" is a reference to R.E.M.'s 1987 hit "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)". Contains two B-Sides, "Surfing the Ganges" and a remix of the title track.

01. Lotus
02. Surfing The Ganges (non-album)
03. Lotus (Weird Remix)

R.E.M. - Lotus [Single]