"Way to Go!" is a song by Australian

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band

Rogue Traders Rogue Traders is an Australian electronic rock band formed in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria in 2002 by mainstay James Ash on keyboards. In 1989, Ash met fellow original member Steve Davis in London while both were working as DJs. B ...

from their second album, ''

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'' (2005). It was released as the album's second single on 10 October 2005 and is the first release under the famous "Rogue Traders" logo. In the UK, the single had a different cover. The reason is that since the band had a new drummer, they were unable to use the original cover in the UK release.

Chart performance

"Way to Go!" debuted at number 15 on the Australian

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on 23 October 2005. In its second week on the chart, the song descended to number 17 but re-ascended to number 9 on its third week. During its fifth week, "Way to Go!" ascended to its peak at number 7, becoming the group's third top-ten single, and was certified gold by ARIA for shipping over 35,000 copies. "Way to Go!" was released as the group's third UK single on 28 May 2007, but it failed to chart.

Music video

The Australian

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was filmed in

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and took a day to shoot. The clip is set in a

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, which transforms into a

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. The actual filming location was a decayed

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in a derelict building adjacent to Sydney's Central Railway Station. The clip stars the band's lead singer,

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as the teacher, band member

James Ash James Ash (born Jamie Graham Appleby; 10 June 1973), is an English-born Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and keyboardist of Australian electro-rock group Rogue Traders, where he plays the keyboard and g ...

as the headmaster and a number of "students" who make up the audience for the band's performance (these were mainly fans who had responded to media calls for volunteer participants).

UK music video

A different video was shot for the UK release, which uses the Metro Radio Mix version of the song. The video premiered on The Box (UK music Channel) at 18:00 - 20:00. The first half of the video features the band performing on a street, and the second half features the band performing in front of a bright set of lights on a rooftop. The video was shot on Cockatoo Island near

Track listings

Australian CD single # "Way to Go!" (original mix) # "Way to Go!" (

remix) # "Way to Go!" (

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remix) # " Voodoo Child" (James Ash Lektric remix) UK digital download single # "Way to Go!" (Metro radio edit) # "Way to Go!" (Dada remix edit)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certification

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Way To Go! 2005 singles 2005 songs APRA Award winners Ariola Records singles Columbia Records singles Rogue Traders songs Sony BMG singles Songs written by James Ash