Sprawl I (Flatland) (track)
by Arcade Fire
Year: 2010
From the album The Suburbs (track #13)
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Sprawl I (Flatland) appears on the following album(s) by Arcade Fire:
- The Suburbs (track #13) (this album) (2010)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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70/100  | 08/24/2025 21:30 | culwin | | 75/100 |
80/100 | 08/05/2025 15:21 |  BroknsocialShawn | | 85/100 |
35/100 | 07/27/2025 23:31 | wizardalien | | 72/100 |
85/100 | 06/12/2025 02:40 | stareaterogni0n | | 74/100 |
80/100 | 05/28/2025 10:14 | ShenBapiro | | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 10% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.1.
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DriftingOrpheus 03/29/2020 08:42
If this song was fleshed out and the narrative more fully explored, it could have been a standout.
Honestly, I think this is one of the most emotionally impactful songs on the album, and that's saying something.
Daydreamer 07/31/2017 22:59
I think I'm probably the only person in the world who rates this song as the best from the album. Nostalgia levels on this one are off the charts.
It's a real grower on its own with a great sense of place, but when played alongside Sprawl II its just so worth it
Onater 09/25/2016 20:42
I actually quite like this song, not sure why it gets so much hate.
It seems kind of silly to rate this song to me since it really just is a very brief lyrical introduction to "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" which is objectively an AMAZING song. I don't know if I can even rate it like a single song without remembering what it's purpose is. As one song, no I'm not going to want to just put "Sprawl I (Flatland)" on replay and listen to it all day, but it fits perfectly on the album.
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