Song · Tame Impala
“My Old Ways” by Tame Impala
From the album Deadbeat (2025)
“My Old Ways” by Tame Impala appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2025. It was first released in 2025 on the album Deadbeat. Its best result is #40 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2025. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #287 alternative song of 2025.
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Kevin Parker, the Australian multi-instrumentalist behind Tame Impala, opens Deadbeat, the project's fifth studio album, with "My Old Ways", and it went out as the album's fourth single on release day in October 2025. Glide Magazine's Ryan Dillon caught the irony: what he heard as a break with the past kicks off with a song about sliding back into bad habits.
Parker wrote it alone, and it starts with nothing but his voice and a looped, echoing, jazzy piano figure, somber as a hangover. About a minute in, right as the chorus hits, a house beat thumps in with heavy bass, kick drum and synths. Over the top he sings in a wavering falsetto, beating himself up for the relapse and admitting he's barely holding it together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2025 | 100 |
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