Pretty Persuasion (song)
| "Pretty Persuasion" | |
|---|---|
Label to 12" promotional single, backed by "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" | |
| Promotional single by R.E.M. | |
| from the album Reckoning | |
| Released | April 9, 1984 |
| Recorded | December 1983 – January 1984 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:50 |
| Label | I.R.S. |
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| Producer(s) | |
"Pretty Persuasion" is a song by R.E.M. that was first released on the band's 1984 album Reckoning. It was released as a promotional single and reached number 44 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart. According to R.E.M. biographer Tony Fletcher, it is often regarded as "the 'archetypal' R.E.M. anthem".