Birthday (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1968
From the album The Beatles (The White Album) (track #18)
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Birthday appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- The Beatles (The White Album) (track #18) (this album) (1968)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #148) (compilation) (1988)
- Rock 'N' Roll Music (track #27) (compilation) (1976)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #139) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #139) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #139) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #128) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/25/2026 19:28 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 | |
| 01/20/2026 20:34 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 | |
| 01/18/2026 10:30 | wizardalien | 9,039 | 65/100 | |
| 01/13/2026 17:09 | jwalsh97 | 161 | 89/100 | |
| 12/10/2025 19:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 80,494 | 70/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.3/100, a mean average of 81.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.9.
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If someone sings me this on my birthday, I wouldn't stand there awkwardly. Rock n roll birthday!
llibnanoon 06/16/2020 19:01 | #253664
Better than the standard "Happy Birthday" Song, I would rather hear this once a year instead!!
This should be rated around 78/100
Probably the only song for the album written by both John and Paul in equal measure, it was made up during a recording session on 18 September 1968. John and Paul made up the riff, arranged a song around it en recorded it the same evening.
A weird little song, but I'm happy for the addition to the Birthday canon.
PinkMind 03/22/2018 11:57 | #211475
I think Paul wanted to replace the Happy Birthday song with this one (I remember John saying something like that in a interview). This obviously di not work, but I enjoy this song nevertheless.
Kind of annoying singing style to me, but an ok song.
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Awesome energy in this song :D
Jammed out pretty much in the studio, it's the Beatles rocking again, just like Hamburg. It's an enjoyable track, full of energy, and the band sound almost as if they're enjoying themselves. Loud and fun.
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