"Way Out of Here" is a song by

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band

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, and the fifth track from their ninth studio album, ''

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''. It is remarkable for being the only full-band composition of the record. A promo two-track single was released by

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intended for radio airplay. The record consists of the album version of the song and a radio edit, the same used for the promo videoclip, it comes housed in a cardboard sleeve with unique artwork. The song contains soundscapes provided by

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's guitarist,

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. "Way Out of Here" was written in order to replace the song "Cheating the Polygraph," which was originally intended to be in the album; however, the band decided it did not fit well the concept, so it was thrown out from the final track list. "Cheating the Polygraph" was later included on the ''

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'' EP.

Track listing

#Way Out of Here (edit) – 4:18 #Way Out of Here (album version) – 7:37

Personnel (song)

Steven Wilson Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician. He is the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Porcupine Tree, as well as being a member of several other bands, including Blackfield, Storm Corrosio ...

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– bass *

Gavin Harrison Gavin Richard Harrison (born 28 May 1963) is an English musician. He is best known for playing with the progressive rock bands Porcupine Tree (2002–2010; 2021–present), King Crimson (2008, and 2014–present) and The Pineapple Thief (2016� ...

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– soundscapes

Music video

An edited version of the music video for the song was posted on th
band's myspace
It was directed by long-time collaborator, artist

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. The full version can be seen at the band's live show. The video was shot in

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. The video is dedicated to Arielle Daniel, a girl who was killed by a train on 12 November 2005, at the age of seventeen, together with a friend of hers, Heather Bates, who was fourteen years old. Arielle was a big Porcupine Tree fan who founded the band's MySpace Group. According to news reports, the girls stepped into the path of the train together in an apparent suicide attempt. Both were from Oak Creek,

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. During a show at

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, Wisconsin, on 2 June 2007, her family were present among the audience, so

paid tribute to them, saying "This is for Arielle" just before the band played "Blackest Eyes" which was her favourite song. That night, "Way Out of Here" was performed without showing the video on the screen.

Personnel (video)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Way Out Of Here 2007 songs Porcupine Tree songs Songs written by Steven Wilson Songs written by Richard Barbieri Songs written by Colin Edwin Songs written by Gavin Harrison