My Way (Calvin Harris song)

"My Way" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris. The song was released on 16 September 2016.[1] Harris announced the single on his Twitter page five days prior to its release.[2] Like his previous 2010s singles "Summer" and "Feel So Close", Harris returns as a vocalist.[3] It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, the single topped the charts in the Czech Republic and Hungary and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, the Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland and the top twenty of the charts in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

"My Way"
Single by Calvin Harris
Released	16 September 2016
Genre	Tropical house
Length	3:39
Label	Sony Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Calvin Harris
Producer(s)	Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Hype" (2016) "My Way" (2016) "Slide" (2017)
Music video
"My Way" on YouTube

Background and composition

"[The] song's kind of about breaking out of a situation that you thought was a good thing. Then, you're way more comfortable out of it. And it could be anything. It could be a job, or it could be a relationship. I had kind of the idea for the concept for a few years, but I didn't know how to work out how it sounded."

 — Harris, during an interview with iHeartRadio.[4]

On 6 September 2016, Harris uploaded the artwork for "My Way" without the song title to his Twitter and Instagram accounts, causing people to believe that this was hinting at a new song being in the works.[5] Harris announced the single along with its official artwork to his Twitter page on 12 September 2016, five days prior to its release.[2]

"My Way" is an uptempo,[6] tropical house song.[7][8][9] The song is written in the key of E minor with a common time tempo of 120 beats per minute. Harris's vocals span from D₃ to G₄ in the song.[10]

Harris stated on the British radio station Heart and other interviews, that the lyrics are about his career in the grocery store he used to work in and how it prevented him from moving to London to progress in his music production.[9]

Music video

The music video for the song was released to YouTube on 28 October 2016 through Calvin Harris' official Vevo account.[11] It was directed by long-time collaborator, Emil Nava.

Chart performance

In the United States, "My Way" debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated 8 October 2016. The single opened at number 4 on Digital Songs with 53,000 downloads, and at number 45 on Streaming Songs with 6 million US streams in its first full week. On Radio Songs, it opened 46 following its first full week of airplay (27 million in audience).[12]

Track listing

Digital download[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Way"	3:39

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[14] 2 Australia (ARIA)[15] 9 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 6 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 14 Colombia (National-Report)[20] 55 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[21] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 20 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 15 France (SNEP)[25] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 5 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[27] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[28] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[30] 4 Israel (Media Forest)[31] 6 Italy (FIMI)[32] 11 scope="row" Japan (Japan Hot 100)[33] 83 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[34] 10 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[35] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[36] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[37] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38] 10 Norway (VG-lista)[39] 9 Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[40] 9 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[41] 2 Poland (Dance Top 50)[42] 2 Portugal (AFP)[43] 11 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[44] 1 Scotland (OCC)[45] 1 Serbia (Radiomonitor)[46] 2 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[47] 33 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[48] 2 Slovenia (SloTop50)[49] 4 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50] 12 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[51] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[52] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[53] 4 UK Dance (OCC)[54] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[55] 24 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[56] 6 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[57] 6 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 12 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[59] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[60] 33 Australia (ARIA)[61] 74 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[62] 56 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[63] 59 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[64] 70 CIS (Tophit)[65] 67 France (SNEP)[66] 111 Germany (Official German Charts)[67] 58 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[68] 39 Italy (FIMI)[69] 86 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[70] 32 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[71] 74 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[72] 65 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[73] 67 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[74] 98 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[75] 65 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[76] 19 Chart (2017) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[77] 27 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[78] 98 CIS (Tophit)[79] 24 France (SNEP)[80] 111 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[81] 6 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[82] 30 Hungary (Single Top 40)[83] 59 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[84] 80 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[85] 100 Poland (ZPAV)[86] 89 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[87] 34 Slovenia (SloTop50)[88] 46 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[89] 68 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[90] 15 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[91] 32 Chart (2019) Position Portugal (AFP)[92] 1220

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[93]	2× Platinum	140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[94]	Gold	15,000
Belgium (BEA)[95]	Platinum	30,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[96]	Gold	45,000
France (SNEP)[97]	Diamond	233,333
Germany (BVMI)[98]	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[99]	3× Platinum	150,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[100]	4× Platinum	240,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[101]	Gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)[102]	3× Platinum	60,000
Portugal (AFP)[103]	Gold	5,000
Sweden (GLF)[104]	Platinum	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[105]	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)[106]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	19 September 2016	Digital download	Sony	[13]
United States	20 September 2016	Contemporary hit radio	Columbia	[107]

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