You've Got a Way

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“You've Got a Way”
“You've Got a Way” cover
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 Mercury Nashville
Writer(s) Robert Lange,
Shania Twain
Producer Robert "Mutt" Lange
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 from 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 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. The song was excluded from Twain's Greatest Hits album.

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[edit] Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the single favorably, calling it hooky and "wedding-ready," though they wrote that it is less captivating than several of her prior songs.[1]

[edit] Music video

Shania in her flower dress in a garden for the "You've Got a Way" video
Shania in her flower dress in a garden for the "You've Got a Way" 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. After the video shoot, Shania donated the flower dress to the Shania Twain Centre, in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario.

[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 number 61, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climed to a peak position of number 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 number 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] Charts

Chart[2] Peak
position
Australian ARIA charts[3] 28
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[4] 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
Canada RPM Country Singles 1

[edit] Notes

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