"My Way" is a song by Scottish DJ, singer, 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.
"[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."
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, four days prior to its release.[2]
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 videoedit
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.
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.
Chart performanceedit
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]
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^"Calvin Harris "My Way" Sheet Music in E Minor - Download & Print". Musicnotes. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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For New Zealand: "My Way - Single by Calvin Harris on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NZ). Apple Inc. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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^"Top 20 Argentina – Del 26 de Diciembre al 1 de Enero, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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^"Calvin Harris – My Way" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
^"Calvin Harris – My Way" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^"Calvin Harris Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^"Top 100 Colombia 30 de Diciembre 2016" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 20173 into search. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201642 into search. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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^"Official Russia Top 100 Airplay Chart (week 45)" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201643 into search. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201642 into search. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
^"SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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^"Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^"Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^"Rapports Annuels 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^"CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2016)". Tophit. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^"Top de l'année Top Singles 2016" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^"Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). viva.tv. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^"Dance Top 100 - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^"Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (Click on Scarica allegato to download the zipped file containing the year-end chart PDF documents) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^"Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
^"Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2016)". Tophit. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^"Top 100 Anual Argentina". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^"Rapports Annuels 2017". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^"CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2017)". Tophit. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^"Top Singles Annuel 2017 (physique + téléchargement + streaming)". SNEP(Syndicat National de l'Edition phonographique). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
^"Dance Top 100 - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^"Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^"Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^"Stream Top 100 - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2017". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2019.