Pump It Up (track)
by Elvis Costello
Year: 1978
From the album This Year's Model (track #4)
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Pump It Up appears on the following album(s) by Elvis Costello:
- This Year's Model (track #4) (this album) (1978)
- The Very Best Of Elvis Costello (track #7) (compilation) (1999)
- Live At El Mocambo (track #14) (1978)
- Girls Girls Girls (track #3) (compilation) (1989)
- The Best Of Elvis Costello - The First 10 Years (track #5) (compilation) (2007)
- The Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions (track #6) (compilation) (1985)
- The Very Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions 1977–86 (track #4) (compilation) (1994)
Condition: Very Good
Condition: Very Good
Condition: Very Good
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17/2026 20:46 | Juneof44 | 4,421 | 73/100 | |
| 03/15/2026 18:35 | markl73 | 6,831 | 78/100 | |
| 03/03/2026 08:31 | dukeboxkool | 7,883 | 75/100 | |
| 02/28/2026 19:55 | alexandermause | 17,719 | 85/100 | |
| 02/18/2026 18:04 | Rivera | 231 | 88/100 |
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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 88.4/100, a mean average of 88.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.0.
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This was the "new wave" Track that totally hooked me into this album, bought it, loved it all! A relatively straightforward track but great grit, great energy and good hook!
Mr Costello's best track a high energy blast.
Great
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