Hip To Be Square (track)
by Huey Lewis & The News
Hip To Be Square appears on the following album(s) by Huey Lewis & The News:
- Fore! (track #5) (this album) (1986)
- Greatest Hits (track #19) (compilation) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 02/25/2026 15:03 | dukeboxkool | 8,459 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2025 13:39 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2025 11:28 |  doombringer | 14,964 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2024 18:19 | Pluto11 | 28,747 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2023 22:25 | BorderFreeAndrew | 5,474 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 18.4.
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hereforashortime 04/05/2018 02:33 | #212313
A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
This song was played in American Psycho, when Patrick Bateman murders someone. The song itself is okay.
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