When The Sun Hits (track)
by Slowdive
When The Sun Hits appears on the following album(s) by Slowdive:
- Souvlaki (track #7) (this album) (1993)
- Catch The Breeze (track #14) (compilation) (2004)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/06/2026 03:50 | stareaterogni0n | 3,533 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2025 19:58 | sunnydhamm | 18,449 | 57/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 16:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,458 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2025 00:03 |  II | 4,060 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/11/2025 16:53 | gmessian | 1,472 | 55/100 |
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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 91.6/100, a mean average of 90.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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There's not a good adjective to describe how amazing this track is. Beyond beautiful.
DeusExMackia 10/31/2018 00:30 | #223627
It's hard to put into words how astonishing that chorus is. A deluge of emotions and pure sound power that smacks you in the face like a cannon ball.
We don't deserve music this good.
My favorite Slowdive song and one of my favorite tracks of all time. Pulsates back and forth between a beautiful dream of a verse and an absolute blistering heaven of a chorus.
It manages to straddle the line between rock accessibility and pure atmospheric energy perfectly, perhaps more so than any other Slowdive cut.
NoeSSS 07/09/2016 21:33 | #170975
So cute and dreamy, i don't know if feel happy or be sad, but it's a song that would take you "there".
Cojo7 04/12/2016 02:41 | #163666
My second favorite after Machine Gun, a very pleasant reprieve after the layered chaos after Souvlaki Space Station.
Very nice
Pegasus 10/10/2015 17:10 | #151269
As perfect as you can get probably, I just think it fades out too quickly though.
Behrus58 08/03/2015 10:40 | #146971
Always think of it as the best song ever.
because of a dream i had
brilliant tune
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