"By the Way" is the sixth single from Theory of a Deadman's album '' Scars & Souvenirs'', released on May 18, 2009. The song features

Chris Daughtry Christopher Adam Daughtry (; born December 26, 1979) is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry, which he formed after placing fourth on the fifth season of ''American I ...

and Robin Diaz on back-up vocals. It is about a girl leaving her boyfriend without saying anything to him and he now thinks about her all the time and wishes she'd come back. The ''Scars & Souvenirs'' album title comes from a line in this song: "Piled up from the years, all those scars and souvenirs".By The Way Songfacts
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Music video

The music video came out in the second week of August 2009. It shows Tyler Connolly walking around an abandoned house with his "former wife" as a ghost lurking around him. He picks up emotional objects such as his wedding picture. Near the end of the video, he turns into the ghost and the wife is actually real. She leaves the house with her friends, like he exclaims in the lyrics of the song. Neither Chris Daughtry nor Robin Diaz, who sing backing vocals on the song, are featured in the music video.

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2009 singles 2000s ballads Hard rock ballads Theory of a Deadman songs 604 Records singles 2008 songs Roadrunner Records singles Songs written by Chris Daughtry Songs written by Tyler Connolly {{2000s-rock-single-stub