"You've Got a Way" is a song by Canadian singer

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...

. It was released in June 1999 as the ninth single from her third studio album, ''

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''. It was also the fourth single released to

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radio and fifth to Oceania. It was written by

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and Twain. The song was also remixed and used for the film ''

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''. "You've Got a Way" was included on the

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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.

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.'' Billboard'', June 19, 1999.

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

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

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chart.

Music video

The

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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

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, Ontario.

Track listings

Australian CD single # "You've Got a Way" (Notting Hill Mix) – 3:25 # "

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" (live/Direct TV mix) – 4:04 # "

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" (live/Direct TV mix) – 3:07 # " From This Moment On" (original US country version) – 4:43 # "You've Got a Way" (Love to Infinity radio mix) – 4:00 Japanese CD maxi # "You've Got a Way" (Notting Hill remix) – 3:25 # "Black Eyes, Blue Tears" (live/Direct TV mix) – 4:22 # "

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" (Kano dub) – 7:46 # "You've Got a Way" – 3:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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