Things Will Go My Way

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"Things Will Go My Way"
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Single by the Calling
from the album Two
B-side "When It All Falls Down"
ReleasedAugust 16, 2004 (2004-08-16) [1]
Length4:01
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Alex Band, Aaron Kamin
Producer(s) Clif Magness, Marc Tanner, Aaron Kamin, Alex Band
The Calling singles chronology
"Our Lives"
(2004)
"Things Will Go My Way"
(2004)
"Anything"
(2004)

"Things Will Go My Way" is a song by American rock band the Calling. It was released on August 16, 2004, as the second single from their album Two . It peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [2] 49
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [3] 99
Scotland (OCC) [4] 33
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 34

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