Flying (track) by The Beatles
Year: 1967
From the album Magical Mystery Tour (track #3)
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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35/100  | 07/15/2025 12:12 |  Igtonumama | | 83/100 |
70/100 | 07/14/2025 19:49 | bwoodlan | | 90/100 |
80/100 | 06/01/2025 19:44 | Larynx | | 83/100 |
45/100 | 05/29/2025 01:15 |  II | | 68/100 |
95/100 | 05/22/2025 00:39 | dukeboxkool | | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 22% 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
I was always sad that this is just a short Instrumental, because I really liked the melody.
Very good song
A nice little interlude. It has a good groove and is a bit of respite from all the woozy psychadelica on this album.
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
travelful 09/28/2015 22:38
It's not a song to have on shuffle on your ipod, but when listening to the album from start to finish it belongs here.
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