Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

This article is about the song by Journey. For the episode of Dawson's Creek, see List of Dawson's Creek episodes § Season 5 (2001–2002).
"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
Single by Journey
from the album Frontiers
B-side"Frontiers"
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1983 (1983-01-04)[1]
RecordedAutumn 1982
GenreHard rock
Length
  • 5:24 (album version)
  • 4:21 (single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Journey singles chronology
"Only Solutions"
(1982) 		"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
(1983) 		"Faithfully"
(1983)
Music video
"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" on YouTube

"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" is a song performed by Journey, recorded for their album Frontiers and released as a single in January 1983. It peaked at number eight for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and spent four weeks at number one on the Top Tracks chart.[2] The song is also well known for its use in the film Tron: Legacy and in season four of Stranger Things.[3]

To accompany the song on MTV, the band shot its first concept video. It was a difficult experience for a variety of reasons, and received mixed reviews from critics.[citation needed] The video was recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana.[4]

  1. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 335.
  3. ^ "The 'Stranger Things' Season 4 Soundtrack Is the Ultimate Love Letter to the 1980s". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Journey Explains That 'Separate Ways' Video". HuffPost. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2023-06-21.