The Way I Am (Charlie Puth song)

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"The Way I Am"
Charlie Puth The Way I Am.png
Single by Charlie Puth
from the album Voicenotes
ReleasedJuly 24, 2018 (2018-07-24)
Genre Pop
Length3:06
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth singles chronology
"Change"
(2018)		"The Way I Am"
(2018)		"Easier (Remix)"
(2019)
Music video
"The Way I Am" on YouTube

"The Way I Am" is a song recorded and produced by American singer Charlie Puth. It was sent to US contemporary hit radio through Atlantic Records on July 24, 2018, as the fifth and final single from his second studio album, Voicenotes . It was initially released as the second promotional single from the album on May 3, 2018. Puth wrote the song alongside Jacob Kasher Hindlin.

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Background

The song deals with Puth's reaction to his sudden fame, specifically his insecurities and anxieties. He has identified the song as his most personal on the album. The content of the song was so personal in fact that Puth "was almost crying while writing it because it was so overwhelming." [1]

In an interview with Genius, Puth explained the meaning behind the song, saying: "I was known for who I was dating more than my music. People were forgetting that I was actually a singer. And that was not good and multiple people told me that wasn't good. I worked too hard to have that reputation. So I just like a slight steer to the left and brought it back to the music. I honestly feel better mentally than I ever have in my life." [2]

Composition

"The Way I Am" is an upbeat pop song in which Puth addresses his self-acceptance. [3] [4] Described as an "introspective, autobiographical track", it heavily features "a plugging electric guitar riff" throughout, with "Puth's vocals syncing up to the instrumental during the verses". [5]

Music video

Directed by Colin Tilley, the music video was released on July 9, 2018. [6] It features Puth wandering from one room to another, interspersed between flashbacks of a house party that took place the night before and shots of him sitting alone on the roof of the house, as partygoers drink and dance past him in fast-motion. [7] Throughout the video, he locks eyes with a brunette woman (acted by Trew Mullen); [8] they come face to face and exchange smirks as the party comes to an end. [9] Salvatore Maicki of The Fader regarded the video as "a nice aesthetic throwback to the late 90s", [3] while PopSugar's Mekishana Pierre opined that Puth's character bears a resemblance to My So-Called Life 's Jordan Catalano. [10]

Live performances

On June 22, 2018, Puth made the first televised performance of "The Way I Am" at the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards. [11] [12] On July 17, he performed the song during his television appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , as well as the Citi Concert Series on Today three days later. [13] [14]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Am"3:06
Digital download [15]
No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Am" (Acoustic Version)3:08
Digital download [16]
No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Am" (Eden Prince Remix)3:12
Digital download [17]
No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Am" (Slushii Remix)3:45
Digital download [18]
No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Am" (Taska Black Remix)3:15

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Voicenotes. [19]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34] Gold35,000‡
United States (RIAA) [35] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various [lower-alpha 1] May 3, 2018 Digital download Original Atlantic [5]
United StatesJuly 24, 2018 Contemporary hit radio [36]
VariousJuly 27, 2018Digital downloadEden Prince Remix [16]
August 17, 2018Taska Black Remix [18]
September 7, 2018Acoustic [15]
Slushii Remix [17]
ItalySeptember 14, 2018Contemporary hit radioOriginal Warner [37]

Notes

  1. ↑ Release as a promotional single.

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