Australia (track)
by The Shins
Year: 2007
From the album Wincing The Night Away (track #2)
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Australia appears on the following album(s) by The Shins:
- Wincing The Night Away (track #2) (this album) (2007)
- Live At Third Man Records (track #1) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
80/100  | 07/22/2025 10:24 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
95/100 | 07/01/2025 06:03 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
75/100 | 08/19/2024 18:37 |  paladisiac | | 64/100 |
100/100 | 04/05/2024 02:34 |  HoldenM | | 91/100 |
85/100 | 10/26/2023 16:22 | zomg101 | | 74/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.6/100, a mean average of 86.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.3.
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'Time to put ze earphones on' cries Himmler in the background.
The song is about the drudgery endured in working in an office under an awful racist boss and ultimate escape.
Despite the subject matter the lyrics are clever, excellently delivered with typical Shins aplomb, nice melody and good rhythm.
One of the top three tracks on the album
Solid song
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