"Way Too Long" is a song recorded by British duo Audio Bullys, it was released as the fourth single of their debut album Ego War on 1 September 2003 by record label Source.

"Way Too Long" is a "shouted," staccato rap track. The song contains a sample of a "tiny little guitar lick" from Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ 1978 song “(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea”. The song tells the fictional story of "Stevie," whom Simon Donohue from Manchester Evening News described as "some dodgy drug dealing fella [sic] who falls foul of the people he thought were his mates."

Simon Donohue of Manchester Evening News opened his review by saying: "If The Streets' Mike Skinner was the amiable southern geezer, then [Audio Bullys] sound like the scoundrels who nick his mobile phone on the last tube home." Despite stating that the song is not the "best piece of bait" for their album, the journalist still called the track "strangely endearing." Adrien Begrand of PopMatters said that although the track's duration was only over two minutes but the single itself was "spectacular." The author also praised their use of Costello and The Attractions' sample as "jaw-dropping" and "mesmerizing."

The single is their first failed to chart in the United Kingdom, however, it was the duo's first song to chart on Netherlands' Single Top 100. Debuting on the chart at number 86 on 13 September 2003, the song dropped to number 98 on its second and last week.

The music video of "Way Too Long" was directed by British director Jake Nava.

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ego War.

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