Candidate (track)
by Joy Division
Year: 1979
From the album Unknown Pleasures (track #3)
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Candidate appears on the following album(s) by Joy Division:
- Unknown Pleasures (track #3) (this album) (1979)
- Heart And Soul (track #5) (compilation) (1997)
- Heart And Soul (track #55) (compilation) (1997)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 04/22/2026 04:50 | Sonoffatboy | 3,954 | 81/100 | |
| 03/22/2026 23:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 101,898 | 71/100 | |
| 01/21/2026 03:16 | stareaterogni0n | 4,810 | 70/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 04:27 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 | |
| 01/11/2026 16:25 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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One of the weaker songs on the album. It continues the slow and trippy feel of the last song, but a bit weaker this time. Still really great though.
One of the weaker songs on the album.
LukasAntoine00s 10/07/2020 21:20 | #259107
I do not enjoy the singing too much, but the lyrics are great.
A weak track that doesn't really go anywhere. True he doesn't have the best singing voice but you don't need that if delivered well - this just feels unfinished
This isn't a stab Ian Curtis or Joy Division, but this song really showcases his terrible voice.
throwaway track
PatrickD 01/02/2014 07:06 | #99494
A story of someone crawling out of a hole.
It's alright
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