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"Way of the World" is a single by American rock band Cheap Trick, released from their 1979 album ''Dream Police''. The song was written by Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander and produced by Tom Werman. In February 1980 it was released as a 7" vinyl single in the UK only, backed by "Oh, Candy," from the first Cheap Trick album, and peaked at #73.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/cheap%20trick/ )〕 It attempted to capitalize on the success of the mid-1979 single "I Want You to Want Me" and the live album ''Cheap Trick at Budokan'' which both entered the top 30.〔http://archive.is/20120729054907/http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=38862〕 In some countries "Way of the World" was released as the B-side to Cheap Trick's 1980 single "Everything Works if You Let It."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Cheap+Trick&titel=Everything+Works+If+You+Let+It&cat=s )〕 "Way of the World" was produced by American producer Tom Werman who produced the entire ''Dream Police'' album as well the band's 1977 album ''In Color'' and the 1978 album ''Heaven Tonight''. No artwork was created for the single, with the 7" vinyl itself being packaged in an official Epic Records sleeve.〔http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XyoJLAVGZQg/TSzWbU04G-I/AAAAAAAAAxM/BNc3Aj_09tE/s1600/2010_12270049.JPG〕 == Background == The album "Dream Police" showed the band expanding into longer, more complex songs and incorporating orchestration on several tracks. "Way of the World" used this orchestral theme. "Way of the World" was one of the first Cheap Trick songs to be written by both Nielsen and Zander together. A music video was released to promote the single, largely featuring the band performing the song on stage.〔 The video was recorded along with those for "Dream Police" and "Voices" well before the release of the "Way of the World" single or the ''Dream Police'' album, because the album release was delayed due to the surprising success of ''Cheap Trick at Budokan''.〔 The video has been released on ''Every Trick in the Book'', where Allmusic considers it a "standaout." The song originally had different lyrics and was titled "See Me Now",〔 where this version has been available on unofficial Bootleg releases. The song was a minor success in the UK, peaking at #73 for a total of 2 weeks in early 1980.〔 The bonus tracks of the American 2006 reissue of ''Dream Police'' consisted mainly of rare live versions of songs from the album, including a live version of "Way of the World". "Way of the World" was also released on a number of Cheap Trick compilation albums, including ''Sex, America, Cheap Trick'' and ''The Essential Cheap Trick''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/way-of-the-world-t17390684 )〕 The band have performed the song live numerous times. They performed it on television for the ''Don Kirshner's Rock Concert'', along with "Dream Police" and "Voices," in 1980. It was the band's typical concert opener throughout 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cheaptrick.com/setlists-2/setlists-10?nggpage=2 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Way of the World (Cheap Trick song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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