Way Down Now

"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.

"Way Down Now"
Single by World Party
from the album Goodbye Jumbo
B-side	"Nature Girl"
Released	20 August 1990 (1990-08-20)
Length	3:49
Label	Chrysalis Ensign
Songwriter	Karl Wallinger
Producer	Karl Wallinger
World Party singles chronology
"Put the Message in the Box" (1990) "Way Down Now" (1990) "Thank You World" (1991)

Formats and track listings

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

Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 114 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 53 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 17 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 66 US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] 21 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[9] 10

Release history

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