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Way Down Now

"Way Down Now"
Single by World Party
from the album Goodbye Jumbo
B-side"Nature Girl"
Released20 August 1990 (1990-08-20)
Length3:49
Label
SongwriterKarl Wallinger
ProducerKarl Wallinger
World Party singles chronology
"Put the Message in the Box"
(1990) 		"Way Down Now"
(1990) 		"Thank You World"
(1991)

"Way Down Now" is a song by British musical group World Party. It was released as the first single from their 1990 album, Goodbye Jumbo, on 20 August 1990 in the United Kingdom. The song contains a nod to "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones.[1] 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.

Formats and track listings

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All songs were written by Karl Wallinger except where noted.

European 7-inch single (113 381)

  1. "Way Down Now" – 3:49
  2. "Nature Girl" – 4:59

European maxi-CD single (663 381)

  1. "Way Down Now" – 3:49
  2. "You're All Invited to the Party" – 4:30
  3. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)" – 2:28
  4. "Nature Girl" – 4:59

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 20 August 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
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10 September 1990 7-inch vinyl with badge [11]
Australia 1 October 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
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References

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  1. ^ "World Party Band Takes Old Music, Makes New Waves". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 8 October 1990". bubblingdownunder. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 1276". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ "World Party – Way Down Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 15/9/1990 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. 30 June 1990. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. 9 June 1990. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  9. ^ "The Year in Music 1990: Top Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. YE-47.
  10. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 18 August 1990. p. 40.
  11. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 8 September 1990. p. 33.
  12. ^ "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 38. 30 September 2025. p. 19.
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