"Extreme Ways" is a song by American

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musician

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. It was released as the second single from his sixth

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'' 18'' on June 24, 2002. The track is used at the conclusion of all five ''Bourne'' films. New versions of the song were recorded for the third, fourth, and fifth films of the series: '' The Bourne Ultimatum'', '' The Bourne Legacy'', and ''

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'' respectively.

Composition

"Extreme Ways" samples the strings notes from Hugo Winterhalter's cover of " Everybody's Talkin'", and the drum beats of Melvin Bliss's " Synthetic Substitution".

Music video

A video was made for the song, directed by Wayne Isham, which was later included on Moby's '' 18 B Sides + DVD'' compilation and the '' Bourne Identity'' "Explosive Extended Edition" DVD.

''Bourne'' versions

For the first two Bourne films in the series, '' The Bourne Identity'' and ''

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'', the original version of the song was used during the closing credits. For the third film in the series, '' The Bourne Ultimatum'', a new version, "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)", was recorded and released both on that film's soundtrack on July 31, 2007, and as a one-track CD single on September 17, 2007. For the fourth film in the series, '' The Bourne Legacy'', another version, "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Legacy)", was recorded and released on that film's soundtrack on August 7, 2012. This version was recorded partly at Moby's home studio in

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and partly at

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. At Sony, Moby worked with a 110 piece orchestra with the help of composer

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, who scored the film, and composer Joseph Trapanese. In addition to the lyrical track, the group also recorded a purely orchestral version of the song. Both versions were released as singles for digital download on July 31, 2012. For the fifth film in the series, ''

'', Moby recorded another version, "Extreme Ways (Jason Bourne)", that was released on that film's soundtrack on July 29, 2016.

Track listings

* CD single # "Extreme Ways" – 3:32 # "Love of Strings" – 6:11 # "Life's So Sweet" – 6:31 # "Extreme Ways" – 3:31 * CD single - Limited Edition # "Extreme Ways" – 3:32 # Album excerpts – 1:55 ## "Signs of Love" ## " Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" ## " In My Heart" ## " Jam for the Ladies" * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 7:11 # "Extreme Ways" – 11:37 * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 9:25 # "Extreme Ways" – 8:36 * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 8:36 # "Extreme Ways" – 9:25 * 12-inch single # "Extreme Ways" – 11:37 # "Extreme Ways" – 6:27

Charts

Original version

"Bourne's Ultimatum" version

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control Moby songs 2002 singles 2002 songs 2007 singles Jason Bourne Music videos directed by Wayne Isham Mute Records singles Songs written by Moby V2 Records singles Virgin Records singles