Belong (track)
by R.E.M.
Belong appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Out Of Time (track #7) (this album) (1991)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #7) (2014)
- Unplugged 1991 (track #7) (2014)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #18) (compilation) (2014)
- Live At The Borderline 1991 (track #7) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 09:51 |  DommeDamian | 78,406 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 12:46 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 14:05 |  AAL2014 | 41,919 | 76/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/07/2018 11:35 | #219364
Belong is loosely about oppression and war (invasion)
The ending whereby the mother and child 'open the window' is rumoured to end badly but Stipe has confirmed in interviews this isn't the case and this song does not have a tragic ending
