Paper Planes (track)
by M.I.A.
Paper Planes appears on the following album(s) by M.I.A.:
- Kala (track #11) (this album) (2007)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago |  DommeDamian | 75,712 | 51/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 22:23 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2025 18:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,049 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2025 04:22 |  AAL2014 | 40,295 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2025 16:46 | mjp11 | 10,241 | 84/100 |
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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 90.6/100, a mean average of 89.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.0.
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AAL2014 10/21/2025 04:25 | #311400
This fucks.
DeusExMackia 08/02/2021 10:45 | #272126
Immaculate, an utter masterclass every time it comes on. Reworking both that iconic Clash riff from Straight To Hell and very much continuing its potent message about the West's attitude to immigrants. It's immortal frankly, nothing will ever touch what this thing means to me and so many.
SuedeSwede 07/25/2015 01:16 | #146373
near enough the best song ever
9999 05/01/2015 20:54 | #140659
One of the songs that best define the mood of its era.
All day flying planes
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