Question: Which song was released first, "E-Bow the Letter" or "The Great Beyond"?
Context: 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." "Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album "Purpose" (2015).  The song was released first as a promotional single on November 8, 2015, and later was released as the album's third single.  It was written by Ed Sheeran, Benny Blanco and Bieber, and produced by Blanco.  An acoustic pop song, "Love Yourself" features an electric guitar and a brief flurry of trumpets as its main instrumentation.  During the song, Bieber uses a husky tone in the lower registers.  Lyrically, the song is a kiss-off to a narcissistic ex-lover who did the protagonist wrong. The Crossing is the first studio album released by Scottish band Big Country.  The album reached #3 in the UK; overseas, it hit #4 in Canada on the "RPM" national Top Albums Chart and #18 in the US on the "Billboard" 200 in 1983.  It went on to be certified platinum in the UK and Canada.  It contains the song "In a Big Country" which is their only U.S. Top 40 hit single.  The song featured heavily engineered guitar playing, strongly reminiscent of bagpipes; Adamson and fellow guitarist Watson achieved this through the use of the MXR Pitch Transposer 129 Guitar Effect.  Also contributing to the band's unique sound was their use of the e-bow, a device which allows a guitar to sound more like strings or synthesizer. "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" 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. "Knock You Down" is a song by American singer and songwriter Keri Hilson, recorded for her debut studio album "In a Perfect World..." (2009).  The song features guest vocals from Ne-Yo and Kanye West.  All three artists co-wrote the song with its producer Nate "Danja" Hills, as well as Kevin Cossom and Marcella Araica.  The song was released first released to rhythmic and urban airplay in the United States as the album's fourth single in the US, and it would later serve as the third worldwide single. Boomtown is Ozma's fifth full-length studio album.  It was funded entirely from donations on a Pledge Music campaign and released first digitally to "pledgers".  It is the first new Ozma album in seven years.  The album is unique in several ways.  It begins with the band's first instrumental song since Korobeiniki from The Doubble Donkey Disc with the melodious rocker "Around The World In 80 Seconds".  The album includes the song "Nervous", the first of Ozma's to be written by drummer Kenn Shane and sung by keyboardist Star Wick.  It also includes the song "Out The Window" which is the second Ozma song, the other being The Doubble Donkey Disc's "Immigration Song", to feature rhythm guitarist Jose Galvez on lead vocals.  Also curious is the fact that bassist and lead man Daniel Brummel only sings lead on two of the songs. "Set Me Free" is a song by Ray Davies, released first by The Kinks in 1965.  Along with "Tired of Waiting for You", it is one of band's first attempts at a softer, more introspective sound.  The song's B-side, "I Need You", makes prominent use of powerchords in the style of The Kinks' early, "raunchy" sound.  "Set Me Free" can be heard on the Ken Loach BBC television drama "Up the Junction" from November 1965, and marks the first appearance of a Kinks song on a film or TV soundtrack. "Bittersweet Me" is a song by R.E.M., released as the second single from their tenth studio album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi".  The song was a bigger hit in the United States than the first single from the album, "E-Bow the Letter", except on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where the first single's number 2 peak bested the number 6 peak of "Bittersweet Me". Compilation is a compilation cassette by New Zealand group The Clean.  It was released first time in 1986 by Flying Nun Records.  The album consists of early recordings, as well as songs from their 2 EPs, "Boodle Boodle Boodle" and "Great Sounds Great, Good Sounds Good, So-so Sounds So-so, Bad Sounds Bad, Rotten Sounds Rotten".  The CD version also contains 6 additional live tracks.
Answer: E-Bow the Letter