By the Way (Theory of a Deadman song)

2009 single by Theory of a Deadman

"By the Way"

Single by Theory of a Deadman
from the album  Scars & Souvenirs
Released| May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)
Recorded| October 2007
Genre|

* Post-grunge
* hard rock

Length| 3:35
Label|

* Roadrunner
* 604

Composer(s)|

* Tyler Connolly
* Dave Brenner
* Dean Back

Lyricist(s)|

* Tyler Connolly
* Chris Daughtry

Producer(s)| Howard Benson
Theory of a Deadman singles chronology
| "Not Meant to Be"
(2008)  | "By the Way"
(2009)  | "Wait for Me"
(2009)

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"By the Way" is the sixth single from Theory of a Deadman's album Scars & Souvenirs, released on May 18, 2009. The song features Chris Daughtry and Robin Diaz on back-up vocals. It is about a girl leaving her boyfriend without saying anything to him and he now thinks about her all the time and wishes she'd come back. The Scars & Souvenirs album title comes from a line in this song: "Piled up from the years, all those scars and souvenirs".[1]

## Music video

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The music video came out in the second week of August 2009. It shows Tyler Connolly walking around an abandoned house with his "former wife" as a ghost lurking around him. He picks up emotional objects such as his wedding picture. Near the end of the video, he turns into the ghost and the wife is actually real. She leaves the house with her friends, like he exclaims in the lyrics of the song. Neither Chris Daughtry nor Robin Diaz, who sing backing vocals on the song, are featured in the music video.

## Chart positions

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Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

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Canada Rock (Billboard)[2] | 17
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] | 16
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] | 34

## References

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1. ^ By The Way Songfacts
2. ^ "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
3. ^ "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
4. ^ "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

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Theory of a Deadman

* Discography
* Songs

Studio albums|

* Theory of a Deadman
* Gasoline
* Scars & Souvenirs
* The Truth Is...
* Savages
* Wake Up Call
* Say Nothing
* Dinosaur

Extended plays|

* Angel Acoustic EP

Singles|

* "Nothing Could Come Between Us"
* "Make Up Your Mind"
* "No Surprise"
* "Santa Monica"
* "So Happy"
* "Bad Girlfriend"
* "All or Nothing"
* "Hate My Life"
* "Not Meant to Be"
* "By the Way"
* "Drown"
* "Savages"
* "Angel"
* "Rx (Medicate)"
* "Straight Jacket"
* "Wicked Game"
* "History of Violence"

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