Man-Sized Wreath

{{short description|2008 single by R.E.M.}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Man-Sized Wreath

| cover = R.E.M. - Man-Sized Wreath.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = R.E.M.

| album = Accelerate

| B-side = {{ubl|"Living Well Jesus Dog"|"Mr. Richards" (Live)}}

| released = August 11, 2008

| recorded = 2007

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|hard rock|punk rock}}

| length = 2:32

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = {{hlist|Peter Buck|Mike Mills|Michael Stipe}}

| producer = {{hlist|Jacknife Lee|R.E.M.}}

| prev_title = Hollow Man

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Until the Day Is Done

| next_year = 2008

}}

"Man-Sized Wreath" is the second track and third single from R.E.M.'s fourteenth album Accelerate, released on August 11, 2008 in the UK. The single was announced after the band's Madison Square Garden show on June 19, 2008, where footage of the upcoming music video was shown.[http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=871424 R.E.M. Premiere Footage...for New Single "Man-Sized Wreath" -- WARNER BROS. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE] The single is available as a digital download and a limited edition clear-colored 7" vinyl single. The B-side "Living Well Jesus Dog" is either a demo or early take of "Living Well Is the Best Revenge," and gets its title from a comment Peter Buck makes at the beginning of the track as to whether or not Jesus had a dog, which prompts Michael Stipe to joke they should name the new album Did Jesus Have a Dog?

Before the performance of "Man-Sized Wreath" during R.E.M.'s live show at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin in 2007, Michael Stipe commented, "This next, new song will not be on our next record." Peter Buck then responds, "It's a little early to make that call."