The Fly (track)
by U2
The Fly appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- Achtung Baby (track #7) (this album) (1991)
- Zoo TV Live (track #3) (2006)
- U22: A 22 Track Live Collection From U2360 (track #2) (2012)
- Camelot Poems (track #3) (1994)
- Songs Of Surrender (track #24) (2023)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/16/2026 02:37 | CjHubb117 | 1,354 | 97/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 09:53 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 19:43 | mash | 4,634 | 92/100 |
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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 84.0/100, a mean average of 83.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.7.
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Some of The Edge's best guitar work.
In studio is my favorite song. The live version is amazing too
