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What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
1994 single by R.E.M.
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. from their ninth studio album, Monster (1994). The song's title refers to an incident in New York City in 1986 in which two assailants attacked journalist Dan Rather while repeating "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" The song was the first single taken from the album and was released by Warner Bros. Records on September 5, 1994. It peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was the first song to debut at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Internationally, the song reached number two in Canada, number four in New Zealand, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart. In Iceland, it peaked at number one for four weeks. The song's music video was directed by Peter Care, depicting the band playing along to the song under flashing lights in different colors. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" was included on R.E.M.'s compilation albums In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 in 2003 and Part...
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