Song · OK Go
“A Million Ways” by OK Go
From the album Oh No (2005)
“A Million Ways” by OK Go appears on 11 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2005 and 2014. It was first released in 2005 on the album Oh No. Its best result is #16 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #127 alternative song of 2006 and #1,544 alternative song of all time.
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"A Million Ways" was the first single from OK Go's 2005 album Oh No, and it became their breakthrough for a thoroughly modern reason: its music video went viral online. Damian Kulash, Jr. and Tim Nordwind wrote it, and Tore Johansson mixed it into a tight, strutting slice of funk rock, all wiry guitar, hip-shaking swagger and a chorus built for dancing badly in public.
The band plays it with a cocky grin. The single's B-side was a cover of the Zombies' "This Will Be Our Year", and the song later turned up as a playable track in Band Hero and in the 2007 film I Could Never Be Your Woman.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 114 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 28 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 | 103 |
| 2006 | 38 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 16 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 243 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 300 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 270 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 248 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 257 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 265 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 279 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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