On the Way Down
2004 single by Ryan Cabrera
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"On the Way Down" is the debut single of American musician Ryan Cabrera, released from his 2004 studio album, Take It All Away. Cabrera co-wrote the song with Curtis Frasca and Sabelle Breer and produced it with Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik. Released on May 24, 2004, the song peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on October 5, 2004. The song won a 2006 ASCAP Pop Award for most performed song of the year.[1]
- Ocean Way B
- John Rzeznik's house (Los Angeles, California, US)
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| Single by Ryan Cabrera | ||||
| from the album Take It All Away | ||||
| Released | May 24, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Music video
The music video features Ashlee Simpson, Cabrera's then-girlfriend, playing his love interest. The music video for the single was filmed in Austin, Texas, at the University of Texas at Austin. The video reached number four on the TRL countdown.
Track listings
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US enhanced CD single liner notes and inlay.[2]
Studios
- Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studio B and John Rzeznik's house (Los Angeles, California, US)
- Mixed at Ocean Way Recording Studio D (Los Angeles, California, US)
Personnel
- Ryan Cabrera – writing, vocals, acoustic guitar, production
- Curtis Frasca – writing
- Sabelle Breer – writing
- Greg Suran – electric guitars
- Paul Bushnell – bass
- Gregg Bissonette – drums, percussion
- John Rzeznik – production
- Doug McKean – engineering, mixing
- Evan Lamberg – executive album production
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||