The Way You Used to Do
Queens of the Stone Age * Track #2 On Villains
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The Way You Used to Do by Queens of the Stone Age
Release Date
Performed by
Queens of the Stone AgeProduced by
Mark RonsonWrited by
Josh Homme & Michael Shuman & Dean Fertita & Troy Van LeeuwenAbout
“The Way You Used To Do” is a fast paced song with a swinging robotic guitar drive. Its “big band swing” is reminiscent of musician Cab Calloway’s music, with its pep and punch.
Josh Homme has stated he wrote the lyrics about his wife Brody and how they first met, when she was seventeen years old.
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The Way You Used to Do Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I first met her she was seventeen
Seventeen
Jump like an arsonist to a perfect match
Burned alive
[Pre-Chorus 1]
We run 'til no one could find us
Girl, we outrun everyone
[Chorus]
But it doesn't matter now
Just come and love me how
Like the way you used to do
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Is love mental disease or lucky fever dream?
Fine with either
Gave birth to monsters who will terrorize normalcy, yeah
They'll terrorize
[Pre-Chorus 2]
If the world exploded behind us
I never noticed if it done
Let nobody dare confine us
I'll bury anyone who does
[Chorus]
But it doesn't matter now
Just come and love me how
Like the way you used to do
[Bridge]
Now
The way you used to do
[Verse 3]
My heart, a ding-a-ling
A puppet on a string
C'est la vie
So lay your hands across my beating heart, love
[Pre-Chorus 2]
If the world exploded behind us
I never noticed if it done
Let nobody dare confine us
I'll bury anyone who does
[Chorus]
But it doesn't matter now
Just come and love me how
Like the way you used to do
[Outro]
Used to do
Like the way you used to do
Come and love me now
Like the way you used to do
Like the way you used to do
The Way You Used to Do Q&A
Who wrote The Way You Used to Do's ?
The Way You Used to Do was written by Josh Homme & Michael Shuman & Dean Fertita & Troy Van Leeuwen.
Who produced The Way You Used to Do's ?
The Way You Used to Do was produced by Mark Ronson.
When did Queens of the Stone Age release The Way You Used to Do?
Queens of the Stone Age released The Way You Used to Do on Thu Jun 15 2017.
What did Queens of the Stone Age say about "The Way You Used to Do"?
In an exclusive video interview with Zane Lowe in June 2017 for Beats 1, Josh spoke extensively about the first single off Villains just before its world-wide release.
In an interview with the New York Times in August 2017, Josh also spoke about The Way You Used To Do’s creation.
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What have the artists said about the music video?
Speaking of the clip to DIY Magazine in August 2017, Josh said:
It’s our way of paying tribute to Cab Calloway and the film Hellzapoppin’. I fully realize that may be a little more than some are open to, and that’s perfectly fine with me. There’s the door. If some of the more close-minded are gentl...