Stay Away (track)
by Nirvana
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Stay Away appears on the following album(s) by Nirvana:
- Nevermind (track #10) (this album) (1991)
- Live At Reading (track #20) (2009)
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Stay Away ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/11/2025 21:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,409 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2025 23:33 |  II | 3,900 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2025 17:25 | heavensin | 18 | 99/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2025 01:02 | stareaterogni0n | 2,571 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2025 20:59 |  BroknsocialShawn | 1,693 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.9/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.5.
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Hard hitting and frantic song! Cool :)
tgarritsen 03/13/2015 01:26 | #136657
Really powerfull vocals.
Didn't used to like this one that much, but now I can't picture Nevermind without it!
Nope
If proof were ever needed that Pixies influenced Nirvana, listen to this song.
Not intolerable. If you want a song for anger, then go for this song. I'm really not impressed with the layout.
Jasonconfused 12/11/2012 20:38 | #57582
Great song. More anger from Kurt :)
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