This Is the Way (E-Type song)

"This Is The Way" is a song recorded by the Swedish musician known under the pseudonym of E-Type. It features vocals by Swedish singer Nana Hedin and was released in 1996 as the second single from his debut album, Made in Sweden. The single reached number-one in Sweden, and also peaked at number 4 in Denmark and number 18 in Finland. In France, "This Is The Way" reached number 14 and remained for twenty weeks in the top 50. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 40. E-Type won the prize for best Swedish dance track 1996 at the 1997 Swedish Dance Music Awards with "This Is The Way".[1]

"This Is the Way"
Single by E-Type
from the album Made in Sweden
B-side	"Remix"
Released	1994
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:54
Label	Sonet Polydor Rec.Service
Songwriter(s)	E-Type Mud
Producer(s)	Denniz Pop Max Martin
E-Type singles chronology
"Set the World on Fire" (1996) "This Is the Way" (1994) "Do You Always (Have To Be Alone)?" (1996)
Music video
"This Is the Way" on YouTube

Music video

The music video of "This Is The Way" was directed by Matt Broadley.[2]

Track listings

CD single

1. "This Is the Way" (radio edit) — 3:54
2. "This Is the Way" (waterdreamix) — 6:50

CD maxi

1. "This Is the Way" (radio edit) — 3:54
2. "This Is the Way" (waterdreamix) — 6:50
3. "This Is the Way" (extended) — 6:44
4. "Me No Want Miseria (Take Me to the End)" — 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994-1996) Peak position Denmark (IFPI)[3] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 40 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 18 France (SNEP)[6] 14 Israel (Israel Top-30) 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 26 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 56 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 53 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[11] 8 US Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play[12] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 14 Chart (1995) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 266 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Sweden[15] Gold 13 December 1994 10,000

References

1. "Swedish Dance Music Awards Honor E-Type". Billboard (page 62). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. "Credits - Matt Broadley". mattbroadley.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
3. Danish peak
4. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
6. ""This Is the Way", French, Dutch and Swedish singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – E-Type" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – E-Type – This Is The Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
10. ""This Is the Way", Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
11. "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (17 September 1995-23 September 1995)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
12. "E-Type, Billboard charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
13. "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
14. "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
15. Swedish certifications Ifpi.se Archived 2012-05-21 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 September 2008)