"Extreme Ways" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released as the second single from his sixth studio album '' 18'' on . The track is notably used at the conclusion of all five of the ''Bourne'' films. New versions of the song were each recorded for the third, fourth, and fifth films of the series: '' The Bourne Ultimatum'', '' The Bourne Legacy'', and ''

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'' respectively. The song was also significantly featured in multiple seasons of the Korean

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, ''The Genius''. The song was used on Fox animated series ''

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'' episode " Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy".

Composition

"Extreme Ways" samples the strings notes from Hugo Winterhalter's cover of " Everybody's Talkin'", and the drum beats of

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Music video

A video was made for the song, directed by Wayne Isham, which was later included on Moby's '' 18 B Sides + DVD'' compilation and the '' Bourne Identity'' "Explosive Extended Edition" DVD.

''Bourne'' versions

For the first two Bourne films, '' The Bourne Identity'' and '' The Bourne Supremacy'', the original version of the song was used during the closing credits. A new version, "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)", was recorded for the third film, '' The Bourne Ultimatum'', and released both on that film's soundtrack on , and as a one-track CD single on . Another version of the song, "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Legacy)", was recorded for the fourth film in the series, '' The Bourne Legacy'', and released on that film's soundtrack on . This version was recorded partly at Moby's home studio in

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and partly at

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. At Sony, Moby worked with a 110 piece orchestra with the help of composer James Newton Howard, who scored the film, and composer

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. In addition to the lyrical track, the group also recorded a purely orchestral version of the song. Both versions were released as singles for digital download on . Moby recorded another version of the song, "Extreme Ways (Jason Bourne)", for the fifth film in the series, ''

'', that was released on that film's soundtrack on July 29, 2016.

Track listings

* CD single # "Extreme Ways" – 3:32 # "Love of Strings" – 6:11 # "Life's So Sweet" – 6:31 # "Extreme Ways" – 3:31 * CD single - Limited Edition # "Extreme Ways" – 3:32 # Album excerpts – 1:55 ## "Signs of Love" ## " Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" ## " In My Heart" ## "

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" * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 7:11 # "Extreme Ways" – 11:37 * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 9:25 # "Extreme Ways" – 8:36 * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 8:36 # "Extreme Ways" – 9:25 * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 11:37 # "Extreme Ways" – 6:27

Charts

Original version

"Bourne's Ultimatum" version

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control Moby songs 2002 singles 2002 songs 2007 singles Jason Bourne Music videos directed by Wayne Isham Mute Records singles Songs written by Moby Songs written for films V2 Records singles Virgin Records singles