<P> `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' is a song by American rock band R.E.M. , which first appeared on their 1987 album Document . It was released as a single in November 1987 , reaching No. 69 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and later reaching No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart on its re-release in December 1991 . </P>
who sang the end of the world as we know it
R.E.M.