Song · Yellowcard
“Way Away” by Yellowcard
From the album Ocean Avenue (2003)
“Way Away” by Yellowcard appears on 11 radio countdowns from 11 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album Ocean Avenue. Its best result is #26 on the KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #82 alternative song of 2003.
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"Way Away" was Yellowcard's debut single and the track that throws open Ocean Avenue, their fourth album, in 2003. It's pop-punk with a road map: the band had packed up and left Jacksonville, Florida for California to try to make their name in the Southern California scene, and both the song and its video tell that story. Ryan Key described it as the tale of the band chasing its dream, and guitarist Ben Harper called it a message to everyone who doubted them.
Neal Avron produced and recorded it and Tom Lord-Alge mixed, and the guitars charge hard while a cello from Christine Choi and a viola from Rodney Wirtz add a sweeping undertow. It also turned up on the soundtracks to Madden NFL 2004 and SSX 3, which put it in front of plenty of kids who never touched a radio dial.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
| 2003 | 37 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 | 91 |
| 2003 | 74 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 83 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 97 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 67 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 | 99 |
| 2003 | 48 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2003 | 48 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 26 | 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 95 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 | 104 |
| 2003 | 95 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
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