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World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013 Spotify streams & play count

R.E.M.Green (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)19884:19

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Spotify streams

6,233,499

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 12 Nov 2026, 07:20 UTC.

Last day
+1,238
since 11 Nov 2026
Popularity
34 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

3 readings from 10 Nov 2026 to 12 Nov 2026: +2,468 plays over 2 days. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

11 Nov 2026: +1,230 plays12 Nov 2026: +1,238 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
6,233,499+1,238
6,232,261+1,230
6,231,031First reading

Track details

Released
Track number
5
Duration
4:19
Explicit
No
Tempo
129 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Alternative Rock
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Modern Rock
  • New Wave

Moods

  • Fast

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt, R.E.M.
Composer
William Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe
Lyricist
William Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe

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For developers

Get World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=60ZtAossxFnTXZ4E5lZhfC&include=playcount. Read its reference.

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No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013 have on Spotify?

World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013 by R.E.M. had 6,233,499 streams on Spotify as of 12 Nov 2026 (UTC), 1,238 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013 released?

7 Nov 1988, on the album Green (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition).

Who wrote and produced World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013?

Producers: Scott Litt and R.E.M.. Composers: William Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills and Michael Stipe. Lyricists: William Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills and Michael Stipe.

What genre is World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013?

The API's track insights tag it Alternative Rock, Rock and Pop Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of World Leader Pretend - Remastered 2013?

129 BPM, from the API's track insights.