The Happening (track)
by Pixies
The Happening appears on the following album(s) by Pixies:
- Bossanova (track #10) (this album) (1990)
- Minotaur (track #46) (compilation) (2009)
- 1991‐06‐01: Live From Espace Médoquine, Bordeaux, France (track #5) (2021)
- Bossanova / Trompe Le Monde - Live (track #10) (2025)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/14/2026 16:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,129 | 70/100 | |
| 12/21/2025 15:50 | Siromynian | 16,051 | 71/100 | |
| 10/30/2025 22:39 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 | |
| 10/15/2025 22:00 | Dakatalbum | 4,477 | 85/100 | |
| 10/08/2025 16:28 |  AAL2014 | 35,587 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.0/100, a mean average of 83.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.8.
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Another great Pixies outro
GandalfORiley345 05/29/2014 22:18 | #113244
Incredible song, really creative and writed
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