Misfire (track)
by Queen
Misfire appears on the following album(s) by Queen:
- Sheer Heart Attack (track #10) (this album) (1974)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/15/2026 16:03 | Siromynian | 19,047 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 02:25 | stareaterogni0n | 6,417 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 15:48 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.9.
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Misfire is John Deacon's first songwriting contribution to Queen, and although it's enjoyable enough it's one of the lesser tracks on the album. It has a kind of Caribbean sound to it, but as I said, not one of the record's best tracks.
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