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Funny the Way It Is
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Funny the Way It Is
| cover = Funny the Way It Is.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dave Matthews Band
| album = Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King
| released = April 21, 2009
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = * 4:28
* 4:00
| label = RCA
| writer = * Carter Beauford
* Stefan Lessard
* Dave Matthews
* LeRoi Moore
* Tim Reynolds
* Boyd Tinsley
| producer = Rob Cavallo
| prev_title = Work It Out
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Why I Am
| next_year = 2009
| misc =
}}
"'Funny the Way It Is'" is the first single from Dave Matthews Band's album 'Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King'. Matthews said that it "talks about the world of opposites that we are in."[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=15290 Funny The Way It Is Songfacts] The single reached number 37 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, number 22 on the Modern Rock Tracks (their first song on that chart since 2002's Grey Street), and number 17 on the Hot Digital Songs chart in its first week of release.[] It is also their first number one on the AAA chart since 2002's "Where Are You Going".
The song was also released as a free download on the band's website.
Music video
A music video was released in June 2009, shortly after the album was released. It was directed by Fenton Williams and produced by Ryan Gall and Jeff Crane of Filament Productions.
Track listing
'CD version'
#"Funny the Way It Is" 4:28
'Vinyl version'
# "Funny the Way It Is" 4:28
# "#27" 5:01
'Promo CDS'
#"Funny the Way It Is" (radio edit) 4:00
Promo Only released the shortened radio edit on their May 2009 'Modern Rock' compilation. The radio edit omits a verse towards the end of the song.
Charts
References
Category:2009 singles
Category:Dave Matthews Band songs
Category:Songs written by Dave Matthews
Category:Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo
Category:2009 songs
Category:Songs written by Carter Beauford
Category:Songs written by Stefan Lessard
Category:Songs written by LeRoi Moore
Category:Songs written by Boyd Tinsley
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