Slettemark, Asbjørn (9. november 2017). «R. E. M: – Til slutt sa vi: Dette kommer til å ødelegge oss.». Aftenposten. Besøkt 9. mai 2020. «– Som instrumental var «Man On The Moon» helt nydelig, låten trengte ikke meg. Men så maste de andre i bandet: «Michael, du må skrive tekst, du må få noen ord ned på papiret», forteller Michael Stipe.»
Runtagh, Jordan; Runtagh, Jordan (5. oktober 2017). «R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People': 10 Things You Didn't Know». Rolling Stone (på engelsk). Besøkt 9. mai 2020. «The lyrics for “Man on the Moon” were written on the last day of recording. [...]Buck, Mills and Berry were particularly pleased with one of the first pieces of music to come out of their pre-Stipe demo sessions in the summer of 1991 – a laid-back acoustic strum that gave way to a hard-driving ascending refrain. Temporarily dubbed “C to D Slide” for its distinctive chord change – apparently an accident caused by Berry reaching for his beer – the band liked it so much that they recorded the instrumental backing and slotted it on the track lineup. The only problem? Stipe was stuck for words.»
Greene, Andy; Greene, Andy (13. september 2019). «Hear R.E.M.'s Rare, Intense Rendition of 'Welcome to the Occupation' in 1995». Rolling Stone (på engelsk). Besøkt 9. mai 2020. «When R.E.M. first entered the studio in late 1993 to begin work on Monster, they were one of the biggest bands on the planet thanks to their two most recent albums (1991’s Out of Time and 1992’s Automatic For The People) and massive radio hits like “Losing My Religion,” “Man on the Moon” and “Everybody Hurts.”»
