Imitation Of Life (track)
by R.E.M.
Imitation Of Life appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (track #9) (compilation) (2003)
- Reveal (track #8) (this album) (2001)
- Live (track #14) (2007)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #30) (compilation) (2011)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #26) (2014)
- Unplugged 2001 (track #9) (2014)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #14) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #103) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #15) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/14/2026 13:56 |  Bach | 7,179 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 19:42 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,739 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2025 19:56 |  SomethingSpecial | 2,915 | 97/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.6/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.6.
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DeusExMackia 10/03/2019 16:56 | #243355
One of their absolute pinnacles. Phenomenal in every sense, it's a feast of a song. (Edited)
One of the best music videos ever (Edited)
Among the underrated R.E.M. singles. Strange thing that the guitar playing in this reminds me of Elephant Stone. (Edited)
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