Half A World Away (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1991
From the album Out Of Time (track #8)
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Half A World Away appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Out Of Time (track #8) (this album) (1991)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #1) (2014)
- Unplugged 1991 (track #1) (2014)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #3) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #61) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #2) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #25) (compilation) (2018)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #19) (compilation) (2014)
- Live At The Borderline 1991 (track #2) (2019)
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| ! | 07/07/2026 09:51 |  DommeDamian | 74,827 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 12:46 | Siromynian | 17,775 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 14:12 |  AAL2014 | 39,775 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2026 22:55 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2026 14:54 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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Brad1770 08/07/2018 11:36 | #219365
No tricks here , this song is exactly what it says it is - it's about being away from loved one's and missing them dearly
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