The Prisoner (track)
by Tears For Fears
Year: 1983
From the album The Hurting (track #9)
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The Prisoner appears on the following album(s) by Tears For Fears:
- The Hurting (track #9) (this album) (1983)
- Live At Massey Hall Toronto, Canada / 1985 (track #7) (2021)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/14/2026 14:04 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2026 08:44 | Pluto11 | 28,736 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2026 19:35 | uphill | 38 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 02:05 | shawnd27 | 83 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 07:00 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,049 | 71/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.1.
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