Flying (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1967
From the album Magical Mystery Tour (track #3)
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Flying appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Magical Mystery Tour (track #3) (this album) (1967)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #121) (compilation) (1988)
- E.P. Collection (Box Set) (track #57) (compilation) (1981)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #113) (compilation) (2009)
- Magical Mystery Tour (EP) (track #5) (1967)
- Mono Collection (track #113) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #113) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #173) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 13:50 |  swed | 3,730 | 88/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 14:20 | Siromynian | 20,040 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 09:41 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 17% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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Yes this is a wonderful instrumental - would take more of it (Edited)
Underrated song from what it seems.
Classic. The creepy ending with John on the mellotron is the best part. I wish it was longer and often loop it so it does last longer.
PinkMind 03/21/2018 14:45 | #211414
I was always sad that this is just a short Instrumental, because I really liked the melody.
