"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.
"Way Down We Go" | ||||
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Single by Kaleo | ||||
from the album A/B | ||||
Released | 7 August 2015 | |||
Studio | CRC (Chicago) | |||
Genre | Blues rock[1] | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
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"Way Down We Go" on YouTube |
"Way Down We Go" peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs and Rock Airplay charts.[2][3]
A live performance of the song was recorded in the magma chamber of the dormant Icelandic volcano Thrihnukagigur.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[51] | 5× Platinum | 350,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[53] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[54] | 9× Platinum | 720,000‡ |
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] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[63] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United States[64] | 4 October 2016 | Mainstream radio |
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. It is also available as DLC for the game Rocksmith 2014.