The Way (Ariana Grande song)

"The Way"
"The Way"
Single by Ariana Grande featuring Mac Miller
from the album Yours Truly
Language	English; Spanish;
Released	March 26, 2013
Recorded	February 2013
Genre	R&B; hip hop soul; hip hop; pop;
Length	3:46 (Original and Spanglish version); 3:10 (Solo version);
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Harmony Samuels; Amber Streeter; Al Sherrod Lambert; Jordin Sparks; Malcolm McCormick; Brenda Russell;
Producer(s)	Harmony Samuels
Ariana Grande singles chronology
Mac Miller singles chronology
Music video
	"The Way" on YouTube

"The Way" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande, featuring American rapper Mac Miller. It was released on March 26, 2013 by Republic Records as the lead single from her debut studio album Yours Truly (2013). The song was written by Amber Streeter, Al Sherrod Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Brenda Russell, Miller, and the producer Harmony Samuels. The song samples Big Pun's 1998 song "Still Not a Player", which itself samples Russell's 1979 song "A Little Bit of Love".^[5]^[6]

"The Way" peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Grande and Miller's first top 10 song on the chart. "The Way" was eventually certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over three million units in the United States. An accompanying music video was directed by Jones Crow, and released on March 28, 2013. It depicts Grande and Miller dancing inside a room covered in balloons, as Miller takes several photographs of Grande.

^ Weiner, Natalie (October 8, 2013). "Ariana Grande's 9 Best Deep Cuts: Critic's Pick". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ Leight, Elias (August 17, 2018). "Ariana Grande's Sweetener Proves That Trap Is the New Pop". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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^ Soderberg, Brandon (September 13, 2013). "Ariana Grande's 'Yours Truly': A Sweet, Sweet Fantasy of '90s-Indebted Hip-Hop and R&B". Spin. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
^ Vena, Jocelyn (March 27, 2013). "Mac Miller Gives Ariana Grande "Butterflies" On 'The Way'". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

[1] Weiner, Natalie (October 8, 2013). "Ariana Grande's 9 Best Deep Cuts: Critic's Pick". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[2] Leight, Elias (August 17, 2018). "Ariana Grande's Sweetener Proves That Trap Is the New Pop". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2019.

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[5] Soderberg, Brandon (September 13, 2013). "Ariana Grande's 'Yours Truly': A Sweet, Sweet Fantasy of '90s-Indebted Hip-Hop and R&B". Spin. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

[6] Vena, Jocelyn (March 27, 2013). "Mac Miller Gives Ariana Grande "Butterflies" On 'The Way'". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

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