You've Got a Way

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"You've Got a Way"

Single by Shania Twain
from the album Come on Over
Released	May 1999 (Country) July 1999 (AC)
Format	Radio single Maxi single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Country, Pop
Length	3:24
Label	Universal / Mercury
Producer(s)	R. J. Lange
Chart positions
#6 (U.S. AC) #17 (New Zealand) #24 (Australia)
North American singles chronology
"Man! I Feel like a Woman!" (1999)	"You've Got a Way" (1999)	"Come on Over" (1999)
International singles chronology
"Man! I Feel like a Woman!" (1999)	"You've Got a Way" (1999)	"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" (2000)

"You've Got a Way" is a Grammy Award nominated song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the eighth single released to country radio her 1997 album Come on Over. It was also the fourth single released to AC radio and fifth to Oceania. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song was originally released to North American country radio stations in the spring of 1999. The song went on to become Twain's fourth top-ten single on the Billboard AC singles chart. It was the first single to be released from Come on Over to North America not to reach the top ten. The song was also remixed and used for the film Notting Hill. "You've Got a Way" was included on the Come on Over Tour, but in a medley with two other ballads. "You've Got a Way" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 42nd Grammy Awards.

1 Review
2 Music video
- 2.1 Video versions
3 Chart performance
4 Audio versions
5 Track listings
6 Charts
7 Awards
8 Notes

[edit] Review

With three top 10 pop singles to her credit, Shania Twain works her 11 million-selling album Come On Over with a fourth top 40 offering, again gently remixed to perfection (for the soundtrack to Julia Roberts' Notting Hill) and poised to take her another step forward in her domination of the crossover airwaves. Instrumentally, "You've Got A Way" resembles "From This Moment On," while the melody and sentiment will remind listeners of her pop breakthrough "You're Still The One." While this new one is not as entirely captivating as either of those songs, a couple of spins will bring out the enticing hook, wedding-ready lyric, and recognizable vocals of People cover model Twain, who sounds relaxed and ever-appealing as the song flows like a gentle stream. Her success at top 40 is truly a benchmark for other country artists hearing the crossover call, and this sounds like a can't-miss proposition for an artist who has yet to make a misstep in her global career.

--Billboard, June 19, 1999

[edit] Music video

The music video for "You've Got a Way" was shot in Los Angeles, and directed by Paul Boyd. It was filmed on May 2 and debuted on May 24, 1999. The video has a springtime feel, with Twain in a flower dress, walking around a garden, which at the end of the video is revealed to only be a music video set. Videos were released with both the 'Album Version' and 'Notting Hill Remix' and each with either scenes from Notting Hill or just Twain, called the Performance Only Version. The 'Notting Hill Remix (Performance Only)' version of the video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.

"You've Got a Way" video

[edit] Video versions

Album Version
Album Version (Performance Only Version)
Notting Hill Remix
Notting Hill Remix (Performance Only Version)

[edit] Chart performance

"You've Got a Way" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of June 19, 1999 at #61, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climed to a peak position of #13 on August 14, 1999, where it remained for one week. "You've Got a Way" became Twain's first song off Come on Over to miss the top ten on the country charts, however, it did become her fourteenth (eighth consecutive) top twenty single.

At adult contemporary radio, "You've Got a Way" debuted at #28 the week of July 31, 1999, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 26 weeks on the chart and quickly climbed to a peak position of number six on September 11, 1999, where it remained for one week. "You've Got a Way" became Twain's fourth consecutive top ten and top twenty single.

[edit] Audio versions

Original Album Version (3:24)
International Version (3:15)
Notting Hill Remix / North American International Version (3:25)
Love to Infinity's Soul Classic Mix (6:00)
Love to Infinity's Radio Mix (4:01)

[edit] Track listings

Australian CD

"You've Got a Way" (Notting Hill Remix)
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (Live from Dallas)
"Come on Over" (Live from Dallas)
"From This Moment On" (Album Version with Bryan White)
"You've Got a Way" (Love to Infinity Radio Mix)

Japanese CD

"You've Got a Way" (Notting Hill Remix)
"Black Eyes, Blue Tears" (Live from Dallas)
"You're Still the One" (Kano Dub)
"You've Got a Way" (International Version)

[edit] Charts

Chart^[1]	Peak position
Australian ARIA charts	24
New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart	17
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	13
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	42
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	29

Billboard Country Singles trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09
Chart position	61	40	30	30	23	18	17	16	13

Billboard AC Singles trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07
Chart position	28	23	19	15	8	8	6

(Trajectories from debut to peak, and does not include decline)

[edit] Awards

The following are awards which have been won by "You've Got a Way". ^[2]

2000: BMI Pop Songwriter Awards - One of the Most Performed Songs of the Year
2000: SOCAN Awards - One of the Most Performed Songs of the Year
2001: BMI Country Songwriter Awards - One of the Most Performed Songs of the Year

Notable Nominations