The Middle (track)
by Jimmy Eat World
Year: 2001
From the album Bleed American (track #3)
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The Middle appears on the following album(s) by Jimmy Eat World:
- Bleed American (track #3) (this album) (2001)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/13/2026 06:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 179,560 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2026 20:46 |  Special | 36,268 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2026 16:53 | mash | 4,672 | 92/100 |
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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 86.7/100, a mean average of 86.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Space-Dementia 08/19/2015 03:53 | #147961
It's so catchy. If you don't at least nod your head to this song, there's something wrong with you.
hereforashortime 03/08/2017 17:36 | #187143
One of the best songs from the 2001 pop punk boom
koner1 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/05/2014 22:40 | #126276
i barely listen to JEW but this song is amazing
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/18/2013 21:52 | #65447
A truly great chorus. Good catchy pop rock song.
One of my favorites!
