"Way Out West" is the debut single by Australian band the Dingoes.

It was released in October 1973 and peaked in the top 40 of the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart,[1] reaching number 26 in Melbourne.

[2] The song explains the life of mining in Australia, telling the story of a man who has left his job and wife in the city to work for a company drilling for oil and enjoys "living and a working on the land".

Their version became a hit in Australia the same year, peaking at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart.

The next week, it entered the top 10, then reached its peak of number two on 26 April.