"This Is the Way" | ||||
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Single by E-Type | ||||
from the album Made in Sweden | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Stockholm | |||
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Music video | ||||
"This Is the Way" on YouTube |
"This Is the Way" is a song by Swedish musician Bo Martin Erik Erikson, known under the pseudonym of E-Type. It features vocals by Swedish singer Nana Hedin and was released in 1994 as the second single from his debut album, Made in Sweden (1994). The single reached number-one in Sweden, and also peaked at number four in Denmark and number 18 in Finland. In France, it reached number 14 and remained for twenty weeks in the top 50. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 40 in November 1994. Outside Europe, it reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. E-Type won the prize for Best Swedish Dance Track 1996 at the 1997 Swedish Dance Music Awards with "This Is the Way". [1]
The accompanying music video of "This Is the Way" was directed by Swedish-based director Matt Broadley. [2]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF) [14] | Gold | 25,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Europe | 1994 | CD | Stockholm | |
United Kingdom | 11 September 1995 |
| Ffrreedom | [15] |
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