"Way of the World" is a single by American rock band Cheap Trick, released from their 1979 album Dream Police. The song was written by Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander and produced by Tom Werman. In February 1980 it was released as a 7" vinyl single in the UK only, backed by "Oh, Candy," from the first Cheap Trick album, and peaked at #73. It attempted to capitalize on the success of the mid-1979 single "I Want You to Want Me" and the live album Cheap Trick at Budokan which both entered the top 30.

In some countries "Way of the World" was released as the B-side to Cheap Trick's 1980 single "Everything Works if You Let It."

"Way of the World" was produced by American producer Tom Werman who produced the entire Dream Police album as well the band's 1977 album In Color and the 1978 album Heaven Tonight.

No artwork was created for the single, with the 7" vinyl itself being packaged in an official Epic Records sleeve.

The album "Dream Police" showed the band expanding into longer, more complex songs and incorporating orchestration on several tracks. "Way of the World" used this orchestral theme.

"Way of the World" was one of the first Cheap Trick songs to be written by both Nielsen and Zander together.

A music video was released to promote the single, largely featuring the band performing the song on stage. The video was recorded along with those for "Dream Police" and "Voices" well before the release of the "Way of the World" single or the Dream Police album, because the album release was delayed due to the surprising success of Cheap Trick at Budokan. The video has been released on Every Trick in the Book, where Allmusic considers it a "standaout."

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