By the Way (Theory of a Deadman song)
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"By the Way" is a the sixth single from Theory of a Deadman
's album Scars & Souvenirs
, released on May 18, 2009. The song features Chris Daughtry
and Robin Diaz on back-up vocals. It 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 and Souvenirs album title comes from a line in this song.
nor Robin Diaz, who sing backing vocals on the song, are featured in the music video.
Theory of a Deadman
Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian rock band from Delta, British Columbia, formed in 2001. The band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as Island Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country and acoustic, as well as their post-grunge and alternative...
's album Scars & Souvenirs
Scars & Souvenirs
-iTunes, Zune and Amazon bonus tracks:-Special Edition bonus tracks:-Personnel:*Tyler Connolly - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar*Dave Brenner - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals*Dean Back - Bass, Backing Vocals*Robin Diaz - Drums-Reception:...
, released on May 18, 2009. The song features Chris Daughtry
Chris Daughtry
Christopher Adam "Chris" Daughtry is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry and as the fourth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol, from which he was eliminated on May 10, 2006...
and Robin Diaz on back-up vocals. It 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 and Souvenirs album title comes from a line in this song.
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 DaughtryChris Daughtry
Christopher Adam "Chris" Daughtry is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry and as the fourth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol, from which he was eliminated on May 10, 2006...
nor Robin Diaz, who sing backing vocals on the song, are featured in the music video.
Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
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| U.S. Billboard Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs... |
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