"Funny the Way It Is" is the first single from Dave Matthews Band's album Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King.

"[1] The single reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their fourth and final top 40 hit to date), number 22 on the Modern Rock Tracks (their first song on that chart since 2002's "Grey Street"), and number 17 on the Hot Digital Songs chart in its first week of release.

The song was also released as a free download on the band's website.

It was directed by Fenton Williams and produced by Ryan Gall and Jeff Crane of Filament Productions.

The radio edit omits a verse towards the end of the song.