The Way You Used to Do explained

The Way You Used to Do
Cover:WayYouUsedToDoQOTSA.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Queens of the Stone Age
Album:Villains
Released:June 15, 2017
Length:4:34 (album)
4:16 (radio edit)
Label:Matador
Producer:Mark Ronson
Prev Title:I Sat by the Ocean
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:The Evil Has Landed
Next Year:2017

"The Way You Used to Do" is the first single from the Queens of the Stone Age album Villains. The single was released on June 15, 2017.[1] [2] The song is featured in the soundtrack of the 2017 racing video game Need for Speed Payback.

Rolling Stone described the song as "grisly and jumping".[3]

Background

"The Way You Used to Do" was first released on June 15, 2017.[4] A music video, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, was released on August 15, 2017.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI)[6] 4
Iceland (RÚV)[7] 20
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[8] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] 51
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queens Of The Stone Age unveil new single 'The Way You Used To Do' and announce UK tour - NME. June 15, 2017. nme.com. June 16, 2017.
  2. Web site: Queens Of The Stone Age Release New Song, 'The Way You Used To Do'. npr.org. June 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: Queens of the Stone Age Detail New Album 'Villains,' Tour. rollingstone.com. June 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: Queens Of The Stone Age Release New Song, 'The Way You Used To Do'. NPR.org. December 3, 2019.
  5. Web site: Queens of the Stone Age's 'The Way You Used to Do' is a Satanic Fever Dream: Watch. Billboard. December 3, 2019.
  6. Web site: CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - The Way You Used to Do. IFPI Czech Republic. June 23, 2023. Czech.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170710143934/http://ruv.is/thaettir/vinsaeldalisti-rasar-2. July 10, 2017. Vinsældalisti Rásar 2 - RÚV. is. RÚV. July 27, 2023.
  8. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. June 26, 2017. June 23, 2017.
  9. Web site: Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. May 19, 2020.
  10. Web site: Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. January 21, 2022.