You've Got a Way

"You've Got a Way" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in June 1999 as the ninth single from her third studio album, Come on Over. It was also the fourth single released to adult contemporary radio and fifth to Oceania. It was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. The song was also remixed and used for the film Notting Hill. "You've Got a Way" was included on the Come on Over Tour in a medley with two ballads from her second studio album, The Woman in Me. "You've Got a Way" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 42nd Grammy Awards.

"You've Got a Way"
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Come On Over
ReleasedJune 1999 (1999-06)
Length3:24
LabelMercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Shania Twain singles chronology
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
(1999)		 "You've Got a Way"
(1999)		 "Come On Over"
(1999)
Music video
"You’ve Got A Way" on YouTube

Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the single favorably, calling it hooky and "wedding-ready," though they wrote that it is less captivating than several of her prior songs.[1]

Chart performance

"You've Got a Way" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of June 19, 1999, at number 61, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 13 on August 14, 1999, where it remained for one week. "You've Got a Way" became Twain's first song off Come on Over to miss the top ten on the country charts; however, it did become her 14th (eighth consecutive) top 20 single.

On adult contemporary radio, "You've Got a Way" debuted at number 28 the week of July 31, 1999, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 26 weeks on the chart and quickly climbed to a peak position of number six on September 11, 1999, where it remained for one week. "You've Got a Way" became Twain's fourth consecutive top ten and top 20 single. On the Hot 100, "You've Got a Way" peaked at number 49, and reached 42 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.

Music video

The music video for "You've Got a Way" was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Paul Boyd. It was filmed on May 2 and debuted on May 24, 1999, on CMT. The video has a springtime feel, with Twain in a flower dress, walking around a garden, which at the end of the video is revealed to only be a music video set. Videos were released with both the 'Original Album Version' and the 'Notting Hill Remix' and each with either scenes from Notting Hill or just of Twain, called the Performance Only Version. The 'Notting Hill Remix' (Performance Only) version of the video is available on Twain's compilations Come On Over: Video Collection (1999) and The Platinum Collection (2001). After the video shoot, Twain donated the flower dress to the Shania Twain Centre, in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario.

Track listings

Australian CD single

  1. "You've Got a Way" (Notting Hill Mix) – 3:25
  2. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (live/Direct TV mix) – 4:04
  3. "Come On Over" (live/Direct TV mix) – 3:07
  4. "From This Moment On" (original US country version) – 4:43
  5. "You've Got a Way" (Love to Infinity radio mix) – 4:00

Japanese CD maxi

  1. "You've Got a Way" (Notting Hill remix) – 3:25
  2. "Black Eyes, Blue Tears" (live/Direct TV mix) – 4:22
  3. "You're Still the One" (Kano dub) – 7:46
  4. "You've Got a Way" – 3:15

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 1999 Country radio Mercury Nashville [2]
July 12, 1999
[14]
July 13, 1999 Contemporary hit radio [15]

References
  1. Billboard, June 19, 1999.
  2. "Shania Twain – You've Got a Way". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8357." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 16, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8448." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 20, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  5. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8377." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 2, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. "Shania Twain – You've Got a Way". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. "Shania Twain Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  8. "Shania Twain Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  9. "Shania Twain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  10. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". ARIA. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  11. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  12. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Country Tracks". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  13. "1999 The Year in Music: Hot Country Singles & Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-66. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  14. "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2263. July 12, 1999. p. 29.
  15. "Going for Adds: CHR/Pop". Radio & Records. No. 1307. July 9, 1999. p. 42.
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