losing religion losing religion song american alternative rock band song released single group album time built riff losing religion unlikely hit group garnering heavy airplay radio mtv critically acclaimed music video song highest charting hit united_states reaching billboard hot expanding group popularity original fanbase nominated grammy awards won best pop performance duo group vocal best short form music video background guitarist wrote main riff chorus song watching television day bought instrument attempting learn play recording music practiced said listened day bunch stuff learning play losing religion bunch learning play recording song started september new_york song arranged studio electric bass drums bassist came bassline inspired work bassist admission come song derivative said arrangement song hollow feel absolutely low end high end mike usually stayed pretty low bass band decided touring guitarist play acoustic guitar recording reflected cool peter little booth away bill mike room going magical feel singer vocal recorded single orchestral strings arranged added song members atlanta georgia october composition lyrics losing religion based playing said verses kinds things uses lot going minor kind like driver chords bad minor minor mean good chords noted losing religion probably typical song record trying away kind songs like said good chords orchestral strings play parts song song natural minor song sings lines corner spotlight losing religion phrase losing religion expression southern region united_states means losing temper end rope stipe told new_york_times song romantic expression told losing religion love stipe compared song theme breath police saying classic obsession pop song felt best kinds songs ones anybody listen yeah release reception losing religion released february united_states lead single forthcoming album time band record label wary group choice song album single vice president product management time said long drawn discussions releasing unconventional track single label agreed declined tour promote time band visited radio stations gave numerous press interviews appearances mtv promote record worked establish single campus modern rock album oriented rock radio stations promoting american stations success record crosses boundaries alternative record radio station program director said admitted losing religion hard record program play real pop record dance losing religion biggest hit peaking billboard hot single stayed chart weeks charted number singles chart peaked canada australia respectively mills said years later losing religion time sold million copies instead million copies phenomenon worldwide hit odd thing basically record hit country world success losing religion time audience original college radio based fanbase asked time worried song success older fans told rolling_stone people changed minds losing religion kiss ass song received number critical single placed second annual critics poll like teen spirit nominated seven awards grammy awards losing religion earned nominations including record year song year song won awards best pop performance duo best short form music video rolling_stone listed song list greatest songs time song listed vh1 greatest songs 90s blender ranked list greatest songs born song included list songs music video music video losing religion directed opposed previous videos agreed lip lyrics video originated combination ideas envisioned stipe stipe wanted promo straightforward performance video akin compares wanted create video style certain type indian filmmaking melodramatic according stipe video begins brief sequence inside dark room water open window mills run room stipe remains seated pitcher milk drops song begins director drew inspiration italian painter russian filmmaker video laden religious imagery hindu deities portrayed series music video nominated categories mtv_video_music_awards video won awards including video year best art direction best direction best editing losing religion ranked second music video category poll recorded session losing religion members celebrate 10th anniversary mtv recording auditorium madison morgan cultural center madison georgia miles south athens subsequently song won award best pop performance duo cover versions weird covered song medley eyes album deep end singer released cover song album look issued single year post hardcore band scary kids kids covered song album punk goes cory_monteith covered song glee episode covered song album published cover song album engraved black released cover song japanese special edition album released cover song album don know house music producer sampled song single losing religion released parody proving religion single september new lyrics christian trying live share faith despite covered song album masters chant released video album covered song soundtrack film higher learning runner covered song season nbc voice track listing songs written noted losing 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