My Way (Calvin Harris song)

"My Way" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris. The song was released on 16 September 2016, through Sony Music and Columbia Records and included on his first compilation 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]

"My Way"
Single by Calvin Harris
Released	16 September 2016
Genre	Tropical house
Length	3:39
Label	Sony Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Calvin Harris
Producer(s)	Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Hype" (2016) "My Way" (2016) "Slide" (2017)
Music video
"My Way" on YouTube

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.

Background and composition

"[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."

 — Harris, during an interview with iHeartRadio.^[4]

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]

"My Way" is an uptempo,^[6] tropical house song.^[7][8][9] 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.^[10]

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 video

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 performance

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]

Track listing

Digital download^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Way"	3:39

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "My Way" Chart (2016–2017) Peak position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[14] 2 Australia (ARIA)[15] 9 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 6 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 14 Colombia (National-Report)[20] 55 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[21] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 20 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 15 France (SNEP)[25] 4 Germany (GfK)[26] 5 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[27] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[28] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[30] 4 Israel (Media Forest)[31] 6 Italy (FIMI)[32] 11 Japan (Japan Hot 100) (Billboard)[33] 83 Lebanon Airplay (Lebanese Top 20)[34] 10 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[35] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[36] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[37] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38] 10 Norway (VG-lista)[39] 9 Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[40] 9 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[41] 2 Poland (Dance Top 50)[42] 2 Portugal (AFP)[43] 11 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[44] 1 Scotland (OCC)[45] 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[46] 33 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[47] 2 Slovenia (SloTop50)[48] 4 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] 12 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[50] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[51] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[52] 4 UK Dance (OCC)[53] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[54] 24 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[55] 6 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[56] 6 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[57] 12 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[58] 30

Year-end charts 2016 year-end chart performance for "My Way" Chart (2016) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[59] 33 Australia (ARIA)[60] 74 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[61] 56 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[62] 59 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[63] 70 CIS (Tophit)[64] 67 France (SNEP)[65] 111 Germany (Official German Charts)[66] 58 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[67] 39 Italy (FIMI)[68] 86 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[69] 32 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[70] 74 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[71] 65 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[72] 67 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[73] 98 UK Singles (OCC)[74] 65 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[75] 19 2017 year-end chart performance for "My Way" Chart (2017) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[76] 27 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[77] 98 CIS (Tophit)[78] 24 France (SNEP)[79] 111 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[80] 6 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[81] 30 Hungary (Single Top 40)[82] 59 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[83] 80 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[84] 100 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[85] 89 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[86] 34 Slovenia (SloTop50)[87] 46 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[88] 68 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[89] 15 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[90] 32

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "My Way"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[91]	5× Platinum	350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[92]	Platinum	30,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[93]	Platinum	20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[94]	Diamond	250,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[95]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[96]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[97]	Diamond	233,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[98]	3× Gold	600,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[99]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[100]	4× Platinum+Gold	270,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[101]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[102]	3× Platinum	60,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[103]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[104]	2× Platinum	120,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[105]	Platinum	40,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[106]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[107]	2× Platinum	1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[108]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "My Way"

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	19 September 2016	Digital download	Sony	[13]
United States	20 September 2016	Contemporary hit radio	Columbia	[109]