Which song was released first, "E-Bow the Letter" or "The Great Beyond"?
E-Bow the Letter
Title: 1802 State of the Union Address
Passage: The 1802 State of the Union Address was written by Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, on Wednesday, December 15, 1802.  He said, "When we assemble together, fellow citizens, to consider the state of our beloved country, our just attentions are first drawn to those pleasing circumstances which mark the goodness of that Being from whose favor they flow and the large measure of thankfulness we owe for His bounty.  Another year has come around, and finds us still blessed with peace and friendship abroad; law, order, and religion at home; good affection and harmony with our Indian neighbors; our burthens lightened, yet our income sufficient for the public wants, and the produce of the year great beyond example."
Title: E-Bow the Letter
Passage: "E-Bow the Letter" is the first single from R.E.M.'s tenth studio album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi".  It was released in August 1996 just weeks before the album's release.  During the same month, R.E.M. signed its then record-breaking five-album contract with Warner Bros.  Records.  Although it peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest any R.E.M. song charted in the UK until "The Great Beyond" in 2000, the song fared less well in the United States, reaching only number 49 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.  It became R.E.M.'s lowest charting lead single since "Fall on Me" released from "Lifes Rich Pageant" in 1986, when the band was on a smaller record label, I.R.S. Records.
Title: The Great Beyond
Passage: "The Great Beyond" is a song by R.E.M. It is not featured on an original studio album as it was written specifically for the 1999 movie "Man on the Moon" but was released as a single the following year for support of the film's soundtrack album.  The single reached #3 in the UK singles chart in January 2000, the band's highest ever placing in that country.  The unedited version is included in two R.E.M. compilations: "In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003" and "Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011".  On the "Man on the Moon" soundtrack, there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track; meanwhile, the single version is a radio edit, with the bridge omitted.
E-Bow the Letter The Great Beyond