Mission (A World Record) (track)
by Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1976
From the album A New World Record (track #4)
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Mission (A World Record) appears on the following album(s) by Electric Light Orchestra:
- A New World Record (track #4) (this album) (1976)
- Four Light Years (Box Set) (track #4) (compilation) (1980)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/06/2026 14:49 |  AAL2014 | 40,913 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 06:35 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 10:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 10:52 | solunastra | 235 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2025 15:27 |  BroknsocialShawn | 1,693 | 85/100 |
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Squonk007 06/16/2023 15:43 | #297630
An outstanding track. The strings are superbly arranged. Another Lynne classic.
Leonard 04/12/2016 15:14 | #163692
"There's a building on a corner, in a city, in a land
On a place they call the planet earth
My orders are to sit here and watch the world go by
From the mission of the sacred heart" my favorite track on this album
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