The Way I Am (Ana Johnsson album)

The Way I Am is the 2004 first internationally released album by the Swedish pop/rock singer Ana Johnsson. She co-wrote most of the songs on this album. Most people know her from her "We Are" single, the theme song from the Spider-Man 2 movie. The follow up singles were "Don't Cry for Pain" and "Coz I Can". In Japan, the album was a hit, selling omore than 100,000 copies, and was certified Gold. The album was 24th best-selling international album of 2004 in Japan.

Track listings

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Melodic Net	^[1]

I like honest, hand-made music; no computer in the world can really compete with proper instruments.

Johnsson

Standard album

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"We Are"	Andreas Carlsson, Jörgen Elofsson	Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen	3:57
2.	"Don't Cry for Pain"	Ana Johnsson, Max Martin	Max Martin (executive) - Johan Brorson, Christian Nilsson	3:48
3.	"The Way I Am"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:48
4.	"I'm Stupid"	Max Martin, Prime STH	Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen	3:48
5.	"Life"	Ana Johnsson, Jörgen Elofsson, Mathias Venge, Pontus Wennerberg	Jörgen Elofsson, Mathias Venge	3:08
6.	"6 Feet Under"	Didrik and Sebastian Thott, Carl Falk, Carl Björsell	Kalle Engström, Carl Falk	3:45
7.	"Coz I Can"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:03
8.	"Crest of the Wave"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	4:50
9.	"L.A."	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:43
10.	"Now It's Gone"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:43
11.	"Here I Go Again"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:37

Includes the videos:

On the road with... Ana Johnsson
We Are [music video] (without the Spider-Man 2 scenes)

Japanese version (CD/DVD)

CD

"We Are" – 3:57
"Don't Cry for Pain" – 3:48
"The Way I Am" – 3:32
"I'm Stupid" – 3:48
"Life" – 3:08
"6 Feet Under" – 3:45
"Coz I Can" – 3:03
"Crest of the Wave" – 4:50
"L.A." – 3:44
"Now It's Gone" – 3:43
"Here I Go Again" – 3:27
"Black Hole" [bonus track] – 3:58

DVD

"We Are" [video]
On the Road with Ana Johnsson (photo session in Japan) [video]

Japanese special edition 2CD

CD 1

As the regular CD.

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tame Me"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:31
2.	"Bring It On"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	2:45
3.	"What Is a Girl to Do"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:19
4.	"Anything Goes"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	2:49
5.	"Just A Girl"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:22

Includes the videos:

"Coz I Can"
"Don't Cry for Pain"

Note: The CD 2 tracks are from Johnsson's first album Cuz I Can.

Singles

We Are

Released: June 28, 2004
Format: CD
Label: Sony BMG, Bonnier Amigo Music
Writer: Andreas Carlsson, Jörgen Elofsson
Producer: Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
Chart position: #2 NOR, #4 SWE, #4 DEN, #6 ITA, #7 AUT, #8 UK, #16 GER, #16 NL, #16 EU, #21 FR, #28 IRE, #28 SUI
Certification: Sweden: Gold (10,000+)

Don't Cry for Pain

Released: October 25, 2004
Format: CD
Label: Sony BMG, Bonnier Amigo Music
Writer: Max Martin, Ana Johnsson
Producer: Johan Brorson, Christian Nilsson
Chart position: #19 SWE, #38 GER, #70 AUT, #83 SWI

Coz I Can

Released: March 7, 2005
Format: CD
Label: Bonnier Amigo Music, Sony BMG
Writer: Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
Producer: Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
Chart position: #19 Tokio, #73 GER, #99 EU

Black Hole

Released: December 2004
Format: Digital download
Label: Sony BMG

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon International Album Chart ¹	1 (4)
Germany Album Chart	15
Swiss Album Chart	19
Austrian Album Chart	20
Swedish Album Chart	27
France Album Chart	58

¹: The International Album Chart excludes Japanese artists. Peak position in parentheses is for the full album chart. The album peaked at #24 at the Japanese Oricon International Albums of 2004.

Credits

Production

Vocals, backing vocals: Ana Johnsson
Producer, mixer, instruments – Leif Larson
Producer, mixer, instruments – Marcus Black
Producer, mixer, instruments, arranged, recorder – Ghost
Producer, mixer, instruments, additional vocals – Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
Producer, guitar – Max Martin, Johan Brorson, Christian Nilsson
Producer, mixer, arranged, keyboards, programming, backing vocals – Jörgen Elofsson
Producer, mixer, arranged, instruments – Kalle Engstrom, Carlk Falk
Producer, arranged, guitar, bass guitar, drums, programming – Mathias Venge
Mixer, – Stefan Glaumann
Mixer, – Bo Reimer
programming – Peter Wennerberg
Mastered by – Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room Studios

Additional musicians

Drums – Nicci Notini Wallin, Sank, Lars Morten, Alar Suurna
Drums, bass guitar – Olle Dahkstedt
Drums, percussion – Christer Jansson
Guitar, bass guitar – Ola Gustavsson
Guitar – Staffan Astner
Guitar – Mattias Blomdahl
Bass guitar – Thomas Lindberg
Bass guitar – Stefan Olsson
Strings – Stockholm Session Strings
Strings arranged and conducted by – Rutger Gunnarsson
Background vocals – Jurl, Didrik Thott, Andreas Carlsson

Artwork

Photography by – Ralf Strathmann
Artwork by – Christian Bagush, dangerous. Berlin

Release history

Country	Release date
Sweden	September 24, 2004
Europe	August 12, 2004
Japan	October 6, 2004

References

↑ Roth, Kaj. "Melodic Net review". Retrieved November 5, 2011.

Ana Johnsson

Albums	Cuz I Can The Way I Am Little Angel

Singles	"The Way I Am" "Life" "Cuz I Can" "We Are" "Don't Cry for Pain" "Coz I Can" "Days of Summer" "Exception" "Catch Me If You Can" "Break Through Time"

Other songs	"Black Hole" "I'm Stupid"

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