The Scientist (track) by Coldplay
Year: 2002
From the album A Rush Of Blood To The Head (track #4)
The Scientist appears on the following album(s) by Coldplay:
- A Rush Of Blood To The Head (track #4) (this album) (2002)
- Live In Buenos Aires (track #4) (2018)
- Love In Tokyo (track #3) (2018)
- The Singles 1999-2006 (track #17) (compilation) (2007)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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85/100  | 07/16/2025 09:43 |  Igtonumama | | 83/100 |
60/100 | 06/09/2025 09:13 | ShenBapiro | | 81/100 |
50/100 | 05/29/2025 09:17 |  II | | 68/100 |
85/100 | 02/21/2025 11:09 |  doombringer | | 76/100 |
90/100 | 01/29/2025 22:10 |  DeusExMackia | | 80/100 |
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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 89.8/100, a mean average of 88.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.0.
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One of the few songs that can make me cry. Just beautiful.
thirstyDog 11/09/2017 23:47
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Sweet ballad and beautiful singing.
corenfro 05/08/2017 00:30
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Even after all these years, this is still my favourite Coldplay song.
Chris Martin's vocals are key. Good emotional song.
arthur237 10/08/2015 17:59
A modern day classic
Really beautiful and well-orchestrated track in terms of how the song is built up...
DeusExMackia 02/23/2015 18:10
Fantastic, realistic and yearning lyrics combined with a soulful, beautifully depressing piano riff and a tumultus finish. It's an achingly brilliant song.
Beautiful track
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