This Is the Way (E-Type song)

"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 by Stockholm Records as the second single from his debut album, Made in Sweden (1994). The song was co-written by E-Type and produced by Denniz Pop and Max Martin. It reached number-one in Sweden, and also peaked at numbers four and 18 in Denmark and Finland, respectively. In France, it reached number 14 and remained for twenty weeks inside the top 50. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 40. Outside Europe, it reached number seven in Israel and number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It earned E-Type the prize for Best Swedish Dance Track 1994 at the 1995 Swedish Dance Music Awards. The accompanying music video, directed by Matt Broadley, also received a nomination in the category for Best Swedish Dance Video 1994 at the same awards. See appendix to Music & Media.

Track listings CD single "This Is the Way" (radio edit) – 3:54 "This Is the Way" (waterdreamix) – 6:50

CD maxi "This Is the Way" (radio edit) – 3:54 "This Is the Way" (waterdreamix) – 6:50 "This Is the Way" (extended) – 6:44 "Me No Want Miseria (Take Me to the End)" – 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly charts for "This Is the Way"Chart (1994–1996)PeakpositionDenmark (IFPI)Danish peak4Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)40Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)18France (SNEP)14Israel (Israeli Singles Chart) Search "This Is the Way" for Israeli chart history.7scope="row"scope="row"Scotland (OCC)56Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)1UK Singles (OCC)53UK Dance (OCC)8US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)15

Year-end charts + 1994 year-end chartsChart (1994)PositionSweden (Topplistan)14

+ 1995 year-end chartsChart (1995)PositionFrance (SNEP)54

Certifications

Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Europe1994CDStockholmUnited Kingdom11 September 1995Ffrreedom

References