The Way It Is (track)
by The Strokes

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The Way It Is by The Strokes
Year: 2003
From the album Room On Fire (track #9)

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77/100 (from 259 votes)

     

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The Way It Is appears on the following album(s) by The Strokes:

• Room On Fire (track #9) (this album) (2003)

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Track ratings	Avg. track rating
65/100  !	08/29/2026 10:25	Siromynian	20,079	71/100
100/100  !	08/02/2026 21:39	phmusic	73,577	100/100
60/100  !	07/27/2026 20:39	Special	35,874	71/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
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This track is rated in the top 21% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.

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