| My Way | |
| Cover: | My Way Calvin Harris.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Calvin Harris |
| Released: | 16 September 2016 |
| Genre: | Tropical house |
| Length: | 3:39 |
| Producer: | Calvin Harris |
| Prev Title: | Hype |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Slide |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"My Way" is a song by Scottish DJ, singer, and producer Calvin Harris. The song was released on 16 September 2016, through Sony Music and Columbia Records and included on his seventh studio album, 96 Months (2024).[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.
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.[4] Harris announced the single along with its official artwork to his Twitter page on 12 September 2016, four days prior to its release.[2]
"My Way" is an uptempo,[5] tropical house song.[6] [7] [8] 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.[9]
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.[8]
The music video for the song was released to YouTube on 28 October 2016 through Calvin Harris' official Vevo account.[10] It was directed by long-time collaborator, Emil Nava.
It was signed in the desert of the United States in a red building. Harris is seen in a virtual reality headset and in a cabin in the countryside. In addition, you can see a woman walking in nature with a black dress and a girl riding a horse and a red sports car. The video begins to glitch, and the Italian model Emanuela Postacchini is shown. She and Harris sitting at the table looking at her, and on the farm some models appear dancing to the song, and Postacchini in a robotic dress. The video ends with Harris and Postacchini looking at each other, then the background of the cover appears, and an old computer turns off.
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).[11]
| Peak position | |
| Argentina (Monitor Latino)[12] | 2 |
|---|---|
| Colombia (National-Report)[13] | 55 |
| scope="row" | |
| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[14] | 10 |
| Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[16] | 9 |
| Russia Airplay (Tophit)[17] | 1 |
| Slovenia (SloTop50)[18] | 4 |
| Position | ||
| Argentina (Monitor Latino)[19] | 33 | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[20] | 74 | |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] | 56 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 59 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] | 70 | |
| CIS (Tophit)[24] | 67 | |
| France (SNEP)[25] | 111 | |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[26] | 58 | |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[27] | 39 | |
| Italy (FIMI)[28] | 86 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] | 32 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] | 74 | |
| Russia Airplay (Tophit)[31] | 65 | |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] | 67 | |
| Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[33] | 98 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[34] | 65 | |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[35] | 19 |
| Position | ||
| Argentina (Monitor Latino)[36] | 27 | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[37] | 98 | |
| CIS (Tophit)[38] | 24 | |
| France (SNEP)[39] | 111 | |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[40] | 6 | |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[41] | 30 | |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[42] | 59 | |
| Hungary (Stream Top 40)[43] | 80 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[44] | 100 | |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[45] | 89 | |
| Russia Airplay (Tophit)[46] | 34 | |
| Slovenia (SloTop50)[47] | 46 | |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] | 68 | |
| Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[49] | 15 | |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[50] | 32 |
| Date | Format | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 19 September 2016 | Digital download | Sony | [51] | |
| United States | 20 September 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | Columbia | [52] |