Collapse into Now Three"—a package of three 7"s containing each of the commercial singles for the album. "Collapse into Now" received mostly positive reviews. The album currently holds a 71/100 on Metacritic, with a user score of 7.9. "Pitchfork"s Matt LeMay stated that ""Collapse into Now" also hosts some unlikely successes of its own; in spite of its discouraging title, "Mine Smell Like Honey" overcomes a water-treading verse and ascends to a truly a majestic classic R.E.M. chorus, complete with soaring Mike Mills backing vocals and jangling Peter Buck guitars. "Walk It Back" alone is worth the price of admission here, a gorgeous
Collapse into Now ways, but still capable of quietly insinuating surprises. All songs written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, except as noted. Collapse into Now Collapse into Now is the 15th and final studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 7, 2011, on Warner Bros. Produced by Jacknife Lee, who previously worked with the band on "Accelerate" (2008), the album was preceded by the singles, "It Happened Today," "Mine Smell Like Honey", "Überlin" and "Oh My Heart". Regarding the album's title, lead singer Michael Stipe noted, "It's the final thing I sing, the last song