This Way is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jewel, released on November 13, 2001, by Atlantic Records. Jewel was looking for a raw, live-sounding album, leading her to be involved in the album's production. The album spawned the singles "Standing Still" and "Break Me", as well as the title track, which was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Life or Something Like It. The final single, "Serve the Ego", was remixed by Hani Num and Mike Rizzo and topped the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 140,000 units. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 17, 2001, and as of June 2010, it had sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States. This Way reached number six in Australia and has since been certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song.
"Friend or Foe" is a song by Russian recording duo t.A.T.u., taken from the group's second English language studio album Dangerous and Moving (2005). The song was written by Dave Stewart and Martin Kierszenbaum, while production was handled by Kierszenbaum and Robert Orton. The song was released by Interscope in 2005 as the album's second single. Musically, the song is a pop rock and electropop inspired song, with dance music influences. The song features ambiguous lyrics; it is unclear who exactly the words are directed at.
"Try It on My Own" is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston. It was written by Babyface, Jason Edmonds, Carole Bayer Sager, Aleese Simmons, and Nathan Walton for her fifth studio album Just Whitney (2002), with production handled by the former. A pop ballad, the song is about overcoming doubts or fears so a person can reach the point in their life where they can "try it on [their] own".
"You Don't Fool Me" is a song by Queen, from the 1995 album Made in Heaven. It was released as a single in 1996, containing various remixes of the song. The song is one of the few which were actually written and recorded after the Innuendo sessions, and was written and composed by the band, under David Richards' supervision. It proved to be the band's final European hit.
"Whoa" is the second single from the album The Naked Truth by rapper Lil' Kim which is produced by J.R. Rotem. "Whoa" never made it to the Billboard Hot 100 but charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for five weeks peaking at number 4. Also, the single made it to the R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks chart, where it peaked at number 30. Originally sent to US radio on November 22, 2005, it was then re-released in February to coincide with the airing of her reality show, Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown, for which it served as the theme song. It was released in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2006.
Diana Extended: The Remixes is a remix album released by American soul singer Diana Ross in 1994. The album includes six tracks that were reworked by some of the biggest names in the industry at the time, covering Ross' career as a solo artist and as a member of The Supremes, with Frankie Knuckles updating "Someday We'll Be Together" from 1969. The album also contains a remix of "Chain Reaction", originally released during Ross' time at RCA. The seventh track is "You're Gonna Love It", a track from the album The Force Behind the Power. The version on Diana Extended: The Remixes is a short remix available previously on a 12" single.
"In My Memory" is a song by Dutch producer DJ Tiësto. It was released in April 2002 as a single from his debut album, In My Memory. The song includes vocals by Nicola Hitchcock of the band Mandalay. The song did not chart in Europe, but being the title track for the album it gained great success in North America.
"Just Be" is a song by Tiësto, featuring British singer and songwriter Kirsty Hawkshaw.
"Tracking Treasure Down" is a song recorded by dance music DJs and producers Gabriel & Dresden. Molly Bancroft collaborated with Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden on "Tracking Treasure Down", which was a U.S. Hot Dance Club Play number-one single. She appears in other songs on their 2007 artist album Gabriel & Dresden.
"Inside Out" is a song recorded by German Eurodance band Culture Beat, released in November 1995 as the first single from their third studio album, Inside Out (1995). As for other Culture Beat singles, a CD maxi entirely composed of remixes was added among the available media a short time after. The song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, and peaked at number five in Germany, its highest position in the various charts. Outside Europe, it peaked at number two on the RPM dance music chart in Canada and number 15 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.
"Glorious" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Andreas Johnson, released as a single in 1999 on the WEA label. It is from his second album Liebling. In early 2000, the song peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom.
"Russian Radio" is a song by the British-American synthpop duo Red Flag, released as a single in 1988. The song charted highly on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at No. 11.
"Surrender" is a song by Italian singer Laura Pausini from her eighth album, From the Inside (2002). The song was written by Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steven Smith, and Anthony Anderson. "Surrender" was released on 9 September 2002 in the United States as part of a project aiming to promote the singer in America, and the track reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2003, the song was issued across Europe and Australia.
"Energetic" is a song recorded by South Korean singer BoA, released for her debut English repackage album BoA: Deluxe on July 21, 2009. A CD remix edition of "Energetic" was additionally released in January 2010. Commercially, the song debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart before peaking at number 17.
"The Music I Like" is a song by Italian singer Alexia, released in 1998 as the second single from her second album, The Party (1998). It is her sixth single overall and reached number one in Italy. A complete set of remixes for the UK market were issued which were later released in Italy.
"Obsession" is a song by American singer Sky Ferreira. The song was written and produced by Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks with OneRepublic members Ryan Tedder and Jerrod Bettis. It was released as a single on September 14, 2010, by Capitol Records. The song peaked at number 37 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The accompanying music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, and portrays Ferreira's obsession with actor Michael Madsen.
"So Much Love" is a 1992 song and the debut single by Malaika, released on A&M Records.
"Give" is a song by American country recording artist LeAnn Rimes, that was released as the third and final single from her album Lady & Gentlemen. The song is written by Connie Harrington, Sonya Isaacs and Jimmy Yeary.
"I'm Ready" is a 2004 English language song by French pop singer Cherie from her self-titled album Cherie. The song sampled the bassline from Foreigner's song "Urgent". This was also used as the opening song for the 2004 film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and it's included in its soundtrack, four months before being released as a single.
