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1990 single by World Party From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Way Down Now" is a song by British musical group World Party. It was released at the first single for their 1990 album, Goodbye Jumbo. The song contains a nod to "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones.[1] When released as a single in 1990, the song topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, reached No. 21 on the Album Rock Tracks chart, and peaked at No. 10 in the Netherlands.
"Way Down Now" | ||||
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Single by World Party | ||||
from the album Goodbye Jumbo | ||||
B-side | "Nature Girl" | |||
Released | 1990 | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Karl Wallinger | |||
Producer(s) | Karl Wallinger | |||
World Party singles chronology | ||||
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All songs were written by Karl Wallinger except where noted.
European 7-inch single (113 381)
European maxi-CD single (663 381)
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 114 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 53 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] | 10 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 17 |
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 66 |
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] | 21 |
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
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