A Million Ways

A Million Ways

Infobox Single
Name = A Million Ways


Artist = OK Go
from Album = Oh No
B-side = "This Will Be Our Year", "Down For The Count", "The Lovecats"
Released = August, 2005 (US) February 12, 2006 (UK)
Format = CD, 7"
Recorded = 2004-2005
Genre = Funk rock Pop rock
Length = 3:13
Label = Capitol
Writer = Timothy Nordwind/Damian Kulash Jr.
Producer = Tore Johansson
Certification =
Last single = "Don't Ask Me" (2002)
This single = "A Million Ways" (2006)
Next single = "Do What You Want" (2006)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Single


Lower caption = US promotional 7" single cover

"A Million Ways" is a funk-pop-rock song by rock band OK Go from their album "Oh No". It was the first song from the album to be released as a single and became the band's breakthrough song thanks to the internet sensation that was the accompanying music video.

The b-side "This Will Be Our Year" is a cover version of the 1968 song by The Zombies from their album Odessey And Oracle and was previously released on the 2004 compilation album Future Soundtrack for America. "The Lovecats", a cover of The Cure's hit single was previously released on the band's previous EP and would later be released for a third time on the single Here It Goes Again. Down For The Count was previously unreleased and has since been released as a digital single on iTunes in 2007.

Track listings

US Promo One-sided 7" Single (2005)

# "A Million Ways"

UK CD Single #1 (2006)

# "A Million Ways"
# "This Will Be Our Year"

UK CD Single #2 (2006)

# "A Million Ways"
# "Down For The Count"
# "The Lovecats"
# "A Million Ways" (Enhanced Video)

UK 7" Single (2006)

# "A Million Ways"
# "This Will Be Our Year"

Music Video

A low-budget, homemade music video for the song was made in April or May 2005 [http://thewilltorock.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_archive.html] showing the band in Damian Kulash's backyard, performing a dance routine choreographed by Kulash's sister, Trish Sie. The song's vocals are lip-synced in the video by bassist Tim Nordwind instead of Damian. The footage was not intended to be released as the single's music video, but it was sent via e-mail to friends of the band and spread around the internet becoming an internet sensation. It premiered on Fuse on August 18, 2005 [http://thewilltorock.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html] .

On July 18, 2006, OK Go unveiled "The OK Go Dances With You(tube) Contest" in which contestants submitted their pastiches of the video on YouTube. The winners would dance live with the band at one of their concerts. The contest ended August 31. A compilation of these submissions was added on the DVD for the Deluxe Edition of Oh No.

The routine has been performed by the band on many occasions. They performed it on Mad TV and Soccer AM. They also performed the number in Paris, France to promote their French website [http://www.ok-go.fr/] .


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