| 词条 | The Way (Fastball song) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = The Way | cover = The Way (song).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Fastball | album = All the Pain Money Can Buy | released = February 24, 1998 | format = CD single, cassette single | recorded = 1997 | studio = | venue = | genre = Alternative rock, power pop | length = 4:17 (Album Version) 4:08 (Radio Edit) | label = Hollywood | writer = Tony Scalzo | producer = Julian Raymond and Fastball | prev_title = Are You Ready for the Fallout? | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Fire Escape | next_year = 1998 }} "The Way" is a song by the American alternative rock band Fastball. It was released in February 1998 as the lead single from their second studio album, All the Pain Money Can Buy. "The Way" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in April and remained there for seven weeks. The song also reached number one in Canada on the week of June 15 and topped the RPM Alternative 30 chart for four weeks. Worldwide, the song peaked at number seven in Sweden, number 14 in Australia, number 15 in Norway and number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was voted by VH1 as one of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1990s, ranking number 94.[1] It was remixed about a year after its original release by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino, in his album L'Amour Toujours. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks. Background and writingFastball front man Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading articles which described the June 1997 disappearance of an elderly married couple, Lela and Raymond Howard from Salado, Texas, who left home to attend the Pioneer Day festival at nearby Temple, Texas, despite Lela's Alzheimers and Raymond recently recovering from brain surgery. They were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route.[2][3] About the song, Scalzo said that "It's a romanticized take on what happened" - he "pictured them taking off to have fun, like they did when they first met."{{cn|date=January 2019}} ContentThe song's lyrics revolve around an older married couple who decide to leave their life behind by packing their things and going driving, without telling their children about their plans. Their car breaks down during the trip, forcing them to continue on foot. The chorus expresses the idea that the couple are achieving happiness by losing touch with the world, even though they may never see their home again.[4] The beginning of the song features a radio scanning through FM stations; among the songs played are Jewel's "Foolish Games", Roy Orbison's "You Got It", and Madonna's "Vogue." Track listingUS CD Single
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Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|artist=Fastball|title=The Way|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Fastball|title=The Way|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=2014|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}{{col-end}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/127762/episode_featured_copy.jhtml|title=VH1 Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows – VH1|work=vh1.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222121154/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/127762/episode_featured_copy.jhtml|archivedate=December 22, 2007|deadurl=yes|df=mdy-all}} 2. ^Family remains mystified by {{sic|disapperance}} AP Thursday, July 10, 1997. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220002750/http://www.texnews.com/texas97/miss071097.html |date=December 20, 2013 }} 3. ^Salado couple shared passions for church, each other AP Monday, July 14, 1997. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220002753/http://www.texnews.com/texas97/coup071497.html |date=December 20, 2013 }} 4. ^Fastball – The Way lyrics on MetroLyrics, retrieved September 23, 2013 5. ^Italian peak Hitparade Italia 6. ^{{cite web|title=Fastball – on Billboard Radio Songs chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276216/fastball/chart?sort=position&f=350|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=February 20, 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=February 1, 2019}} 8. ^{{cite magazine|title=RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|volume=63|issue=12|date=December 14, 1998|accessdate=March 23, 2019|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+68-No.+12-December+14%2C+1998.pdf|format=PDF|page=20}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6979&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6979.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6979|title=RPM's Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of '98|work=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=February 1, 2019}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6985&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6985.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6985|title=RPM's Top 50 Alternative Tracks of '98|work=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=February 1, 2019}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19980001|title=Årslista Singlar - År 1998|publisher=Hitlistan|language=Swedish|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006174102/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19980001|archivedate=October 6, 2014|accessdate=February 1, 2019}} External links
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