Well I Wonder (track)
by The Smiths
Year: 1985
From the album Meat Is Murder (track #7)
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Well I Wonder appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- Meat Is Murder (track #7) (this album) (1985)
- Complete (track #18) (compilation) (2011)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 04/13/2026 19:03 | Fritz | 4,327 | 85/100 | |
| 03/13/2026 09:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 100,894 | 71/100 | |
| 03/03/2026 12:47 | stareaterogni0n | 4,476 | 71/100 | |
| 03/01/2026 23:14 |  JR | 3,509 | 88/100 | |
| 12/25/2025 16:39 | sunnydhamm | 18,490 | 57/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.2/100, a mean average of 87.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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When you look for the meaning of "beautiful" in dictionary you might see "well i wonder". From start to finish every second is beautiful. Really really beautiful. Especially the rain at the end makes me smile every time. B e a u t i f u l.
Absolutely beautiful. Between the rain effects, the harrowing reverb-drenched Moz vocals, and the beautiful layered acoustic guitars, it's one of my favorites and an underrated Smiths track.
flamingyesdept 07/25/2016 23:16 | #171809
My personal favourite Smiths song - just beautiful
DeusExMackia 03/31/2015 20:14 | #138438
Goddamn heartbreaking. That rain at the end is the icing on the cake.
GandalfORiley345 06/23/2014 22:05 | #115111
What a beautiful bass rhythm, with an incredible vocals (like every song) and with a special felling in it
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