The Universal (track)
by Blur
The Universal appears on the following album(s) by Blur:
- The Great Escape (track #7) (this album) (1995)
- All The People: Blur Live At Hyde Park 2nd July 2009 (track #25) (2009)
- Midlife: A Beginner's Guide To Blur (track #11) (compilation) (2009)
- Live At The Budokan (track #25) (1996)
- Blur 21 (track #49) (compilation) (2012)
- Live At Wembley Stadium (track #26) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/12/2026 22:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,457 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 20:45 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2026 14:11 | Siromynian | 18,195 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2025 13:15 |  Norshammar | 1,424 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/24/2025 14:45 | BurndenAce | 6,134 | 77/100 |
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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 89.4/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.5.
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Squonk007 11/08/2021 14:37 | #275979
Good song, used on an advert in the UK.
Cant believe nobody else has commented on this one. One of Blurs best songs, the orchestration is fantastic, and the band are firing on all cylinders. The chorus brings the song to another level. A Britpop masterpiece (Edited)
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