Automatic Baby was rock supergroup briefly formed by members of the bands U2 and R.E.M.. It was co-formed by Mike Mills (guitar), Michael Stipe (lead vocals), both from R.E.M., and Larry Mullen Jr. (percussion), and Adam Clayton (bass guitar) from U2. The band's only performance was an acoustic version of "One" during an MTV concert for President Bill Clinton. Members of R.E.M. and U2 have been close friends since 1984, especially Stipe and Bono. The group's name comes from the first word in the title of R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People, and the last in U2's Achtung Baby.
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