Song · Manchester Orchestra
“The Way” by Manchester Orchestra
From the EP The Valley of Vision (2023)
“The Way” by Manchester Orchestra appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations in 2023. It was first released in 2023 on the EP The Valley of Vision. Its best result is #6 on the WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #73 alternative song of 2023 and #431 of the '20s.
"The Way" comes from The Valley of Vision, the eighth EP by Manchester Orchestra, released digitally on Loma Vista in March 2023. Its songs grew out of the sessions for their previous album, The Million Masks of God, and the EP arrived paired with a virtual reality film directed by Isaac Deitz.
Andy Hull wrote it and sings lead, and he produced it with Robert McDowell, who also recorded it and adds background vocals. The two share guitars and keyboards, Hull and Timothy Very split the percussion, Very plays drums, Andy Prince is on bass, and Catherine Marks mixed it. Reviewers heard the EP as a sombre, restrained and ruminative turn for the band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 73 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2023 | 88 |
| 2023 | 93 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2023 | 107 |
| 2023 | 6 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
| 2023 | 58 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 40 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 82 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2023 | 200 |
| 2023 | 80 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2023 | 88 |
| 2023 | 11 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2023 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 883 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
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