The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)

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"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
ReleasedMay 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
Genre Pop
Length3:07
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Joel Little
  • Jonas Jeberg
Bebe Rexha singles chronology
"F.F.F."
(2017)		"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)"
(2017)		"Back to You"
(2017)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"I'm the One"
(2017)		"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)"
(2017)		"Love U Better"
(2017)

"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha featuring fellow American singer and rapper Lil Wayne, from her 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]

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Critical reception

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]

Music video

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]

Live performances

Rexha and Wayne performed the single together on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [11] Rexha later performed a solo version of the song on Good Morning America as part of their Summer Concert Series.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (featuring Lil Wayne)3:08
No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)"3:03
No.TitleLength
1."The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (DallasK Remix)3:02

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
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 Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [21] 34
Venezuela (National-Report) [22] 7

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