"Way Down We Go"
Single by Kaleo
from the album A/B
Released7 August 2015
StudioCRC (Chicago)
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

"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.

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

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[51] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52] Platinum 30,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[53] Gold 10,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[54] 8× Platinum 640,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[55] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[56] Diamond 333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[57] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[58] Platinum 70,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[59] 3× Platinum 60,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[60] Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[61] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[63] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
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 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. It is also available as DLC for the game Rocksmith 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Childers, Chad (September 9, 2016). "Kaleo Rock 'Way Down We Go' + 'No Good' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'". Loudwire. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (August 11, 2016). "Kaleo Earns First Alternative Songs No. 1 with 'Way Down We Go'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (August 25, 2016). "Cage the Elephant & Kaleo Collect New Airplay Chart No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Kaleo Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kaleo Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kaleo — Way Down We Go. TopHit. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201716 into search. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
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  67. ↑ "The Song In The 'Orange Is The New Black' Season 4 Trailer Perfectly Fits The Dramatic Tone — VIDEO". Bustle. May 11, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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  74. ↑ "Tunefind describes the scene in which this song is played on Riverdale".
  75. ↑ "FIFA 16 Soundtrack". EA SPORTS. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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