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Way Down in the Hole

First released 1987English26 recordingson 66 releasesISWC T-070.205.285-4
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Written by

Tom WaitsComposerTom WaitsLyricist

From the film

Jedermann RemixedJedermann Remixed2011the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Way Down in the HoleTom Waits4:44
Way Down in the HoleTom Waits3:31
Way Down in the HoleTom Waits4:14
Way Down in the HoleTom Waits5:51
Way Down in the HoleSteve Earle2:55
Way Down in the HoleTom Waits and Kronos Quartet accompanied by Greg Cohen4:02
Way Down in the HoleThe Blind Boys of Alabama2:56
Way Down in the HoleThe Neville Brothers1:34
Way Down in the HoleDoMaJe1:44
Down in a HoleBilly’s Band2:58
Way Down in the HoleTom Waits3:59
Way Down in the HoleElbow2:52
Down in the HoleJon Lord Blues Project3:23
Way Down in the HoleHans Theessink3:40
Way Down in the HoleFabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo3:46
Way Down in the HoleBarb Jungr4:27
Way Down in a HoleLes Claypool & Gogol Bordello feat. Kirk Hammett7:17
Way Down in the HolePhish4:39
Way Down in the HoleTj Kong and The Atomic Bomb2:42
Way Down in the HolePhish5:09
Way Down in the HoleTreponem Pal3:36
Way Down in the HoleMary Stokes Band4:04
Way Down in the HoleCoppelius4:23
Way Down in the HoleSharon Robinson4:10
Way Down in the HoleTom Waits3:34
Way Down in the HoleBilly Strings8:15

On these albums

Franks Wild Years
Franks Wild YearsTom Waits · 1987
Big Time
Big TimeTom Waits · 1988
10 Years on the Road
10 Years on the RoadMary Stokes Band · 1997
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
Beautiful Maladies: The Island YearsTom Waits · 1998
Original Seeds, Volume 2
Original Seeds, Volume 2Various Artists · 2004
Being Tom Waits (Игры в Тома Вэйтса)
Being Tom Waits (Игры в Тома Вэйтса)Billy’s Band · 2005
Washington Square Serenade
Washington Square SerenadeSteve Earle · 2007
Healing the Divide: A Concert for Peace and Reconciliation
Healing the Divide: A Concert for Peace and ReconciliationVarious Artists · 2007
2008-06-13: Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, USA
2008-06-13: Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, USALes Claypool & Gogol Bordello feat. Kirk Hammett · 2008
Glitter and Doom Live: The Orpheum Theatre 2008
Glitter and Doom Live: The Orpheum Theatre 2008Tom Waits · 2008
The Wire: "...and all the pieces matter"
The Wire: "...and all the pieces matter"Various Artists · 2008Soundtrack
2008-06-22: Glitter and Doom: Jones Hall, Houston, TX, USA
2008-06-22: Glitter and Doom: Jones Hall, Houston, TX, USATom Waits · 2008
Greatest Hits
Greatest HitsTom Waits · 2008
Jedermann Remixed
Jedermann RemixedHans Theessink · 2011Soundtrack
Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011
Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011Various Artists · 2011
Live
LiveJon Lord Blues Project · 2011
Stockport to Memphis
Stockport to MemphisBarb Jungr · 2012
Spaghetti Juke Joint
Spaghetti Juke JointFabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo · 2014
Sharon Robinson EP 1
Sharon Robinson EP 1Sharon Robinson · 2015
2017‐08‐02: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
2017‐08‐02: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USAPhish · 2017
Rockers' Vibes
Rockers' VibesTreponem Pal · 2017
The Complete Baker’s Dozen
The Complete Baker’s DozenPhish · 2018
Don’t Stop Now II: A Collection of Covers
Don’t Stop Now II: A Collection of CoversVarious Artists · 2018
Kammerarchiv
KammerarchivCoppelius · 2019
Grave Diggers: Tom Waits
Grave Diggers: Tom WaitsTom Waits · 2022
2025-10-31: CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD, USA
2025-10-31: CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD, USABilly Strings · 2025
Way Down in the Hole (live from Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions / 2011)
Way Down in the Hole (live from Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions / 2011)Elbow · 2026
99 Best Covers Ever, Volume V: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – I Love Your Glasses
99 Best Covers Ever, Volume V: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – I Love Your GlassesVarious Artists
2004-11-16: Theater des Westens, Berlin, Germany
2004-11-16: Theater des Westens, Berlin, GermanyTom Waits
2006-08-09: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
2006-08-09: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USATom Waits

Source: MusicBrainz work b911f0ed-2437-36d6-8a41-427e6c8c9ace (CC0).