Fake Empire (track)
by The National
Fake Empire appears on the following album(s) by The National:
- Boxer (track #1) (this album) (2007)
- Boxer Live In Brussels (track #1) (2018)
- Cherry Tree Vol. 7 (track #15) (2025)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/23/2026 18:50 | daCritic | 34,838 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 21:54 | Spartakist | 1,500 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2025 17:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,803 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 03:38 |  imacgill | 30,795 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 17:48 |  Igtonumama | 31,389 | 81/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.7/100, a mean average of 90.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.7.
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Top 10 best songs ever. Simple beautiful
JulianR 12/04/2017 01:48 | #202567
I thought it started out bland but then it comes in with the 6/8 time or whatever and becomes a ton more interesting
Great song
jhuik 05/09/2015 22:59 | #141196
"Stay out super late tonight..." is there any other more fitting opening line for this album?
koner1 11/06/2014 01:07 | #126283
it's neat
NickVolos 12/22/2013 07:50 | #98339
Beautiful. I like how the song builds up: it starts as a slow ballad with interchanging piano chords and a baritone voice reminiscing Leonard Cohen. It gradually builds up with a jazzy/funky rhythm section added. A horn section is added towards the high point as the song comes to a quick close, leaving you expecting more. This the point where you rewind and listen again.
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