Afraid (track)
by David Bowie
Afraid appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Heathen (track #5) (this album) (2002)
- A Reality Tour (track #7) (2010)
- I Can't Give Everything Away (2002-2016) (track #5) (compilation) (2025)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 hours ago | BurndenAce | 4,964 | 78/100 | |
| 10/27/2025 08:43 | Andras | 213 | 86/100 | |
| 10/05/2025 16:57 |  Tamthebam | 44,636 | 79/100 | |
| 12/18/2024 22:23 | mjp11 | 10,155 | 84/100 | |
| 08/23/2024 08:37 | markl73 | 6,281 | 79/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 7% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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I like this track - perhaps another track that is Pixies influence - but not the initial keyboard sound (too sweeping and light). The vocals are well delivered
Tamthebam 01/13/2016 20:36 | #156464
Worst track on the album 75/100
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