Afterlife (track)
by Arcade Fire
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Afterlife appears on the following album(s) by Arcade Fire:
- Reflektor (track #12) (this album) (2013)
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Afterlife ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/02/2025 09:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 27,218 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 22:24 | kinginsomniac12 | 4,230 | 100/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2025 18:09 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 23:40 |  Superunknown | 506 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2025 20:51 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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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 89.3/100, a mean average of 88.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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Bristoc 03/22/2015 21:23 | #137528
For those who watched Black Orpheus, this song is delusional. Especially as the wind instruments chords at the end.
It's a good song, very good even, but I've never understood what the fuss is all about, AF have made much better songs, even in this album, definitely wouldn't be a track pick for me
Just kind of a snoozer for me. Sometimes I don't know if my headphones are working when I listen to Arcade Fire. cuz I'm not hearing anything that would get a 100 rating or close
GandalfORiley345 05/15/2014 21:35 | #111914
My second fav after Awful sounds
andy_hunter 01/11/2014 21:26 | #100428
Despite the infectious disco melody this is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. Falling out of love and desperately hoping that the relationship can be salvaged. Each line of the song makes by heart sink further. Very powerful, very moving, great song.
Incredible track, my personal album fav.
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