Don't Try So Hard (track)
by Queen
Don't Try So Hard appears on the following album(s) by Queen:
- Innuendo (track #5) (this album) (1991)
- Forever (track #13) (compilation) (2014)
- Deep Cuts 3 (1984-1995) (track #3) (compilation) (2011)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/14/2025 19:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,472 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2025 10:17 | Siromynian | 16,035 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2025 13:23 | daCritic | 34,767 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2025 11:59 | timosbuecherei | 3,253 | 60/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2024 19:17 | Pepeov | 6,377 | 78/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 10% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.2.
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InsanityPrawnBoy 06/17/2019 00:28 | #237663
Very atmospheric track. Always loved this one.
A disappointing track. It's alright, it's just that it's too similar to Who wants to live forever, but nowhere near as good. Freddie Mercury's high pitched vocals are extremely annoying as well. I realise he's not well, but he's not the singer he once was and he's obviously struggling, although again understandable. Don't try so hard is an okay track, I don't dislike it, I just don't like it very much.
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