Drowning Man (track)
by U2

Drowning Man by U2
Year: 1983
From the album War (track #5)
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 210 votes)
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Drowning Man ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 210 votes)
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02/16/2026 22:14 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  15,64885/100
 
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01/14/2026 18:55 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  79,88970/100
 
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09/23/2025 10:55 VictorVale  Ratings distribution  43,22388/100
 
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07/22/2025 09:35 ExTeaSea  Ratings distribution  12,45985/100
 
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07/08/2025 19:13 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  22,72986/100

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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.1.

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From 09/12/2013 23:54 | #85800
This is a very pretty song. This is the best U2 song instrumentally that I've heard.
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