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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The Fly ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/24/2025 03:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 51,048 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 04:07 | martintho | 68,283 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2025 21:40 |  VictorVale | 43,035 | 88/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2025 15:23 |  ExTeaSea | 12,264 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2025 15:48 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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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 84.1/100, a mean average of 83.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.5.
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In studio is my favorite song. The live version is amazing too
Some of The Edge's best guitar work.
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