Teardrop (track)
by Massive Attack
Teardrop appears on the following album(s) by Massive Attack:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2026 19:50 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2026 16:19 | dunck | 3 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 22:25 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
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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 92.2/100, a mean average of 91.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.5.
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I'm glad that Massive Attack chose Elizabeth Fraser when they could have played it safe and chosen Madonna. It would have gotten a lot more radio play, but it also would have featured an inferior vocalist.
The feels man... So utterly beautiful and definitely one of the greatest trip-hop songs.
I am not a big fan of Massive Attack and I don't particularly enjoy Mezzanine as an album, but I still think this song is amazing! (Edited)
Really makes a case for Elizabeth Fraser as one of the greatest female vocalists
Wow. I remember this song from years ago but had no idea who did it. It drifted from my mind. So what an absolute joy to just get this album and give it a first listen and this songs pops up. Amazing.
Reading the other comments - if Madonna had been in the running for singing this I can see why - but agree the vocal would not have been as strong. Inspiration.
