The Refugee (track)
by U2
The Refugee appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- War (track #6) (this album) (1983)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/20/2026 14:18 |  DommeDamian | 78,186 | 51/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2026 01:58 | stareaterogni0n | 6,600 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 16:30 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.3.
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This may not be as good as the first half of the album, but there are great drums here!
