Flying (track)
by The Beatles
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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| ! | 02/08/2026 12:57 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 17:20 | jwalsh97 | 161 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2026 22:14 | Vasco | 8,436 | 78/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 21:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,258 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 08:05 | culwin | 20,439 | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 20% 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 12.1.
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Yes this is a wonderful instrumental - would take more of it
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.
Very good song
underrated little track
A pleasant psychedelic twelve bar, works great in the movie, and although not much more than filler on the ep/LP, it still has a lovely quirky charm about it. Nice groove.
I dunno...I've always loved this song. Maybe it's because the mellotron, guitar A and guitar B all seem to be playing different songs. Maybe it's because it always seemed like a mixture of modern and dated. Maybe it's because it caught me by surprised when listening to MMT the first time. But I really enjoy this track and makes me fill very good every time I hear it. I know it's just me but I think this is the 5th best track on this album. 1.IATW 2.SFF 3. MMT 4. BYARM 5. Flying
GandalfORiley345 12/26/2014 08:15 | #130131
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Mother Nature's Son 06/09/2014 10:56 | #114088
This track's "unpopularity" probably has a lot to do with the facts that 1) it's an instrumental (with wordless vocals) 2) compositionally it's very simple and 3) it's quite short.
Personally, I feel it's an underrated and delightful little gem. A soothing melody that really lifts your spirits and some nice psychedelic tape loops at the end.
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