Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke.^[4][5] It was released by Drag City in 1999.^[6]

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Halfway to a Threeway
EP by Jim O'Rourke
Released	November 22, 1999
Recorded	January 1999 - August 1999
Genre	Indie rock folk rock math rock
Length	21:21
Label	Drag City[1] Domino
Producer	Jim O'Rourke/Jeremy Lemos/Konrad Strauss
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Eureka (1999) Halfway to a Threeway (1999) Insignificance (2001)

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10[3]

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The EP is referenced in the song "Will Get Fooled Again," by Max Tundra, from his album Parallax Error Beheads You.

Exclaim! called the EP "one of Jim O'Rourke's true crowning achievements," writing that it "shows the 'Chicago sound' at the height of its powers."^[7] The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby."^[8]

• Track 3 features backing vocals by Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt of The Sea and Cake.

Main personnel

• Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitars; piano (#1-3), organ (#2), percussion (#1-2)
• Glenn Kotche – drums (#1,3)
• Darin Gray, bass guitar (#1,2,3)
• Frank Navin, vocals (#1)
• Rob Mazurek – cornet (#2,3)
• Tim Barnes, drums (#2)
• Archer Prewitt – vocals (#3)
• Sam Prekop – vocals (#3)

Technical personnel

• Jeremy Lemos – assistant engineer, recording
• Konrad Strauss – mastering
• Jim Newberry – photography