This Is the Way (E-Type song)

"This Is the Way" is a song by Swedish musician Bo Martin Erik Erikson, known under the pseudonym of E-Type. It features vocals by Swedish singer Nana Hedin and was released in 1994 as the second single from his debut album, Made in Sweden (1994). The single reached number-one in Sweden, and also peaked at number four in Denmark and number 18 in Finland. In France, it reached number 14 and remained for twenty weeks in the top 50. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 40 in November 1994. Outside Europe, it reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. E-Type won the prize for Best Swedish Dance Track 1996 at the 1997 Swedish Dance Music Awards with "This Is the Way".^[1]

"This Is the Way"
Single by E-Type
from the album Made in Sweden
Released	1994
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:54
Label	Stockholm
Songwriter(s)	E-Type Mud
Producer(s)	Denniz Pop Max Martin
E-Type singles chronology
"Set the World on Fire" (1996) "This Is the Way" (1994) "Do You Always (Have To Be Alone)?" (1996)
Music video
"This Is the Way" on YouTube

Music video

The accompanying music video of "This Is the Way" was directed by Swedish-based director Matt Broadley.^[2]

Track listings

• CD single

1. "This Is the Way" (radio edit) – 3:54
2. "This Is the Way" (waterdreamix) – 6:50

• CD maxi

1. "This Is the Way" (radio edit) – 3:54
2. "This Is the Way" (waterdreamix) – 6:50
3. "This Is the Way" (extended) – 6:44
4. "Me No Want Miseria (Take Me to the End)" – 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1996) Peak position Denmark (IFPI)^[3] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4] 40 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5] 18 France (SNEP)^[6] 14 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[7] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8] 26 Scotland (OCC)^[9] 56 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6] 1 UK Singles (OCC)^[10] 53 UK Dance (OCC)^[11] 8 US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[12] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13] 14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[14]	Gold	25,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Europe	1994	CD	Stockholm
United Kingdom	11 September 1995	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Ffrreedom	^[15]

References

1. "Swedish Dance Music Awards Honor E-Type". Billboard. 22 April 1995. p. 62. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. "Credits – Matt Broadley". mattbroadley.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
3. Danish peak
4. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 November 1994. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
6. ""This Is the Way", French, Dutch and Swedish singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – E-Type" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
8. "E-Type – This Is The Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
10. ""This Is the Way", Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
11. "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (17 September 1995-23 September 1995)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
12. "E-Type, Billboard charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
13. "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
14. (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
15. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 September 1995. p. 51.