Hang Fire (track)
by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1981
From the album Tattoo You (track #2)
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Hang Fire appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Tattoo You (track #2) (this album) (1981)
- Rewind (1971-1984) (track #7) (compilation) (1984)
- From The Vault: Hampton Coliseum (Live In 1981) (track #18) (2012)
- Live At Leeds (track #18) (2012)
- "Still Life" (Wembley Stadium 1982) (track #20) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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90/100  | 10/09/2025 10:52 | mash | | 92/100 |
90/100 | 08/25/2025 20:20 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
80/100 | 07/03/2025 20:51 | culwin | | 75/100 |
65/100 | 06/23/2025 15:04 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
70/100 | 06/18/2025 19:39 | Garyf1972 | | 62/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.9/100, a mean average of 80.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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Fischman 04/04/2017 16:40
Not great by Stones standards, but not a throwaway either. This was rightfully a minor hit.
Mick's not too thrilled with the 'dole' culture in the U.K. Still, it's a thoroughly enjoyable song, insanely catchy, and another fine moment on a brilliant, albeit hotchpotch album.
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