I Know There's An Answer (track)
by The Beach Boys
Year: 1966
From the album Pet Sounds (track #9)
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I Know There's An Answer appears on the following album(s) by The Beach Boys:
- Pet Sounds (track #9) (this album) (1966)
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (track #86) (compilation) (1997)
- Beach Boys 66/69 (track #4) (compilation) (1978)
- The Capitol Years (track #71) (compilation) (1980)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/25/2026 08:15 | Johnnyo | 45,349 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 15:36 | michelefarina | 376 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2026 12:04 | Pienk | 82 | 98/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 15:18 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 22:20 | Cheddar | 5,244 | 79/100 |
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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 87.2/100, a mean average of 86.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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Not a standout for me but still an OK track. Actually, probably my least favourite track on Pet Sounds. Doesn’t really do anything for me I’m afraid
Nothing more to say really (Edited)
Squonk007 12/03/2025 21:59 | #311955
It's interesting but I'm not keen on how the track ends. (Edited)
Beautiful lyrics and a wonderful arrangement. Just an amazing song! (Edited)
I agree wtih strawberry fields. It's my favourite (with the opener) of the album. I'm surprised people rate this much lower than God only knows... guess it depends on music taste and on how iconic they were at that moment.
Jasonconfused 01/31/2013 06:58 | #63454
This is great. The music in the background is really good. (Edited)
best song on pet sounds... which is saying a lot
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