I Hate The Way

Album: Polly Scattergood (2009)
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Songfacts®:

  • Polly wrote this song about boyfriend problems and the highs and lows of teenage life at the age of 17. She told The Sun March 6, 2009: "It just came out. All my songs come quite quickly without thinking."
  • During a session on Rob Da Bank's BBC Radio 1 show, Polly revealed that this was written on a toy keyboard.

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