Way Down We Go

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

"Way Down We Go"
Single by Kaleo
from the album A/B
Released7 August 2015
Format
GenreBlues 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

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

Weekly charts
Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 44
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 60
CIS (Tophit)[9] 2
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[10] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 55
France (SNEP)[12] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 6
Greece (IFPI Greece)[14] 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[15] 6
Hungary (Single Top 40)[16] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 98
Portugal (AFP)[18] 86
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[19] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[20] 31
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 56
Slovenia (SloTop50)[22] 8
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 54
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 18
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27] 1
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[28] 5
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 36
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[30] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2016) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 92
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[32] 20
Chart (2017) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[33] 60
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[34] 87
CIS (Tophit)[35] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[36] 61
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[37] 98
Hungary (Single Top 40)[38] 75
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[39] 1
Slovenia (SloTop50)[40] 44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 28
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[42] 25
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[43] 13

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[44] Platinum 70,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[46] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[47] 3× Platinum 240,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[48] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[49] Diamond 333,333
Germany (BVMI)[50] Platinum 400,000
Italy (FIMI)[51] Gold 25,000
Poland (ZPAV)[52] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[54] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United States[55] 4 October 2016 Mainstream radio

Appearances in other media

The song was used in the movie Collateral Beauty,[56] in a trailer for the movie Logan,[57] in the trailer for the fourth season of Orange Is the New Black,[58] as well as the shows Suits, Supergirl, Manifest, The Blacklist, Notorious, Lucifer,[59] Grey's Anatomy, Teen Wolf,[60] Blindspot,[61] Eyewitness, Frequency[62] and The Vampire Diaries,[63] an advertisement for Boots UK,[64] Riverdale,[65] NCIS and was featured in the sports video game FIFA 16.[66] A remix of the song was also played by EDM artist Lost Frequencies during his set at Tomorrowland in 2018. It is also available as DLC for the game Rocksmith 2014.

References
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