Relative Ways

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{{Infobox album

| name = Relative Ways

| type = EP

| artist = ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

| cover = Relativewayep.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 6, 2001

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| venue =

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| genre = Post-hardcore

| length = 15:03

| label = Interscope{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SuX-3uDb8PMC&q=Relative+Ways+ep+and+you+will+know+us+from+the+trail+of+dead+2001&pg=PA24|title=CMJ Radio 200|work=CMJ New Music Report|date=December 24, 2001|via=Google Books}}

| producer = ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

| prev_title = Madonna

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Source Tags & Codes

| next_year = 2002

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{{Music ratings

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1Score={{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/relative-ways-mw0000017218|title=Relative Ways - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}

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|rev3=Drowned in Sound

|rev3Score=(6/10){{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/5561/reviews/4636-|title=Single Review: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Relative Ways|website=DrownedInSound|access-date=2013-07-04|archive-date=2015-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415143015/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/5561/reviews/4636-|url-status=dead}}

|rev4=Pitchfork Media

|rev4Score=(8.6/10){{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/180-relative-ways-ep/|title=...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Relative Ways EP|website=Pitchfork}}

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Relative Ways is an EP released by the band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead for Interscope Records.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=and_you_will_know_us_by_the_trail_of_dead|title=TrouserPress.com :: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead|website=www.trouserpress.com}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/our-critics-top-albums-of-2001-191912/|title=Our Critics' Top Albums of 2001|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 26, 2001}}

The 4-song EP was released in late 2001, setting the stage for the early 2002 release of their first major label full-length Source Tags & Codes, which contains all of the EP's tracks with the exception of "The Blade Runner".