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The Way I Tend to Be

Times Played (Known)at least 977
First Known Play#1348 2013-02-12, Bowerham Community Primary School, Lancaster, UK
Last Known Play#3173 2026-09-16, Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY, USA
Opened the Set1 times
Closed the Set1 times
Longest Gap Between Known Plays122 days (2025-09-25 to #3104 2026-01-25, Amon Solar, San José, Costa Rica)

Counted from every show with its own known setlist (some lists are partial), so real totals may be higher. All songs »

Played by Year

  1. 2013 102
  2. 2014 95
  3. 2015 125
  4. 2016 138
  5. 2017 78
  6. 2018 113
  7. 2019 85
  8. 2020 25
  9. 2021 43
  10. 2022 61
  11. 2023 38
  12. 2024 23
  13. 2025 28
  14. 2026 23

In Frank's Words

  • “It’s a break-up song. The result of a drunk phone call that I had whilst laying over in Hong Kong airport where I called my ex and made a total arsehole out of myself.”
    — Rock Sound: Frank Turner | Behind The Lyrics, 2025

Released On

Tape Deck HeartAlbums, 2013Show 3000Live Albums, 2025Daytrotter SessionEPs, 2011The Way I Tend to BeSingles, 2013The First Ten YearsOther Releases, 2015The Third Three YearsCompilations, 2014SongbookCompilations, 2017

From the Discogs track listings.

Watch

Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be (Official Video)
Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be (Live)
Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be (Documentary)
'The Way I Tend To Be' (Live Lounge)
Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be (Behind The Scenes)
The Way I Tend To Be (Songbook Version)

Most Played At

  1. Boston, MA 15
  2. Chicago, IL 13
  3. New York, NY 11
  4. Los Angeles, CA 10
  5. Atlanta, GA 9
  6. Austin, TX 7
  7. Philadelphia, PA 7
  8. The Roundhouse, London 7