Nightswimming (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1992
From the album Automatic For The People (track #11)
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Nightswimming appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Automatic For The People (track #11) (this album) (1992)
- In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (track #18) (compilation) (2003)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #24) (compilation) (2011)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #13) (compilation) (2018)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #33) (compilation) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/11/2026 11:02 | mash | 4,649 | 92/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 16:04 | Brando1788 | 1,209 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 17:37 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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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 89.6/100, a mean average of 88.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.0.
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rogue 11/12/2015 15:04 | #152841
One of the greatest songs in existence.
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/19/2017 10:51 | #203552
My favorite REM track from my all time favorite band says it all . Masterpiece . Mike Mill' circular piano makes this song
This song is magic. Mike Mills' piano, Michael Stipe's lyrics. It's absolutely beautiful and perhaps the best song ever from REM. (Edited)
My god, what an incredible track. (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/21/2013 23:00 | #62425
There just seems to be so much confidence in the vocals. It's very uplifting.
