"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" | ||||
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Single by Bebe Rexha featuring Lil Wayne | ||||
from the EP All Your Fault: Pt. 2 | ||||
Released | May 19, 2017 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Bebe Rexha singles chronology | ||||
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Lil Wayne singles chronology | ||||
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"The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)" on YouTube |
"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" is a song by American singer Bebe Rexha featuring American rapper Lil Wayne,from Rexha's third EP All Your Fault:Pt. 2 . It was released on May 19,2017,by Warner Bros. Records as the lead single from the EP. [1] [2] [3] The single was leaked a week before its release,though it was deleted soon after. [4] The single was serviced to pop radio on June 6,2017. [5] The song samples Whitney Houston's single "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". [4] [6] [7] [8]
Mike Wass of Idolator gave the song a positive review,calling the single "instantly hummable and sweet relief from the endless stream of left-of-center pop songs on radio." [8]
The music video directed by Director X was released on June 1,2017. The fashion for the music video was inspired by vintage movies such as Grease . [9] The video features video game Just Dance 2018 which the song is featured on. [10]
Rexha and Wayne performed the single together on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [11] Rexha later performed the solo version of the song on Good Morning America as part of their Summer Concert Series.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (featuring Lil Wayne) | 3:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" | 3:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (DallasK Remix) | 3:02 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [15] | 72 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [16] | 10 |
Colombia (National-Report) [17] | 97 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [18] | 99 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [19] | 7 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [20] | 79 |
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [21] | 34 |
Venezuela (National-Report) [22] | 7 |