Way Down We Go

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"Way Down We Go"
KaleoWayDownWeGo.jpg
Single by Kaleo
from the album A/B
Released7 August 2015
Studio CRC (Chicago)
Genre Blues rock [1]
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • JJ Julius Son
Producer(s)
Kaleo singles chronology
"All the Pretty Girls"
(2015)		"Way Down We Go"
(2015)		"No Good"
(2016)
Music video
"Way Down We Go" on YouTube

"Way Down We Go" is a song by Icelandic rock band Kaleo, released as the second single for their second studio album A/B by Elektra Records and Atlantic Records.

Contents

Commercial performance

"Way Down We Go" peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs and Rock Airplay charts. [2] [3]

Live performances

A live performance of the song was recorded in the magma chamber of the dormant Icelandic volcano Thrihnukagigur.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [51] 5× Platinum350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [52] Platinum30,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [53] Gold10,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [54] 9× Platinum720,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [55] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [56] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [57] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [58] Platinum70,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [59] 3× Platinum60,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [60] Platinum20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [61] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [62] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [63] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [64] 4 October 2016 Mainstream radio

Appearances in other media

The song was used in the movie Collateral Beauty , [65] in a trailer for the movie Logan , [66] in the trailer for the fourth season of Orange Is the New Black , [67] as well as the shows Suits , Supergirl , Manifest , The Walking Dead , The Blacklist , Notorious , Lucifer , [68] Grey's Anatomy , Teen Wolf , [69] Blindspot , [70] Eyewitness, This Is Us, Frequency [71] and The Vampire Diaries , [72] an advertisement for Boots UK, [73] Riverdale, [74] NCIS and Dolce & Gabbana and was featured in the sports video games FIFA 16 and FIFA 23. [75] [76] A remix of the song was also played by EDM artist Lost Frequencies during his set at Tomorrowland in 2018, and DJIDJIT during his backyard live set in 2024. It is also available as DLC for the game Rocksmith 2014 .

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