Song · The Chicks
“The Long Way Around” by The Chicks
From the album Taking the Long Way (2006)
“The Long Way Around” by The Chicks appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2009 and 2010. It was first released in 2006 on the album Taking the Long Way. Its best result is #749 on the WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade.
"The Long Way Around" kicks off the Dixie Chicks' 2006 album Taking the Long Way, and it hands the record its name too, the title lifted from the song's chorus. Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison wrote it with Dan Wilson, and it ended up as the album's fifth and last single, following "Everybody Knows".
Robison called it a journey song, a look back over the different stages of their lives, where they'd been and where they were headed. Maines framed it as a turn inward: the trio had always written about other people, and putting their own feelings and beliefs on the line was harder, but the songs got better and meant more for it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 749 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2010 | 859 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
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