"My Way"
One of U.S. editions
Single by Usher
from the album My Way
ReleasedJune 9, 1998 (1998-06-09)
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Manuel Seal
Usher singles chronology
"The Party Continues"
(1998)		 "My Way"
(1998)		 "Bedtime"
(1999)
Music video
"My Way" on YouTube

"My Way" is a song from American singer-songwriter Usher's 1997 album of the same name. It features an uncredited rap and background vocals from Jermaine Dupri. The refrain of the song samples "Wanna Be a Baller" by Lil' Troy from his debut album Sittin' Fat Down South, published officially one month before Usher's song.

Music video

It was filmed and released in 1998 at a broken down garage in a desert location. It features a dance competition between two groups, one led by Usher and the other led by Tyrese Gibson.

Release and reception

Despite moderate airplay, the single sold well and reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Due to the disappointment of the "Nice and Slow" single in the United Kingdom, "My Way" was not released as a single there. In 2016, Complex ranked "My Way" number ten on their list of the 25 greatest Usher songs,[1] and in 2021, American Songwriter ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Usher songs.[2]

Track listing

US 12-inch vinyl

  1. "My Way" [Remix W/J.D.] 3:37 Rap [Featuring] - Jermaine Dupri
  2. "My Way" [Remix Instrumental] 3:37
  3. "My Way" [Remix Acappella] 3:37 Rap [Featuring] - Jermaine Dupri
  4. "My Way" [Album Version] 3:38
  5. "My Way" [Instrumental] 3:36
  6. "My Way" [Acapella]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,400,000[16]

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 28, 1998 Rhythmic contemporary radio [17]
Sweden May 18, 1998 CD [18]
United States June 9, 1998 Contemporary hit radio [19]
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette

References

  1. ↑ "The 25 Best Usher Songs". Complex. October 14, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ Uitti, Jacob (December 18, 2021). "Top 10 Usher Songs". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Usher – My Way". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ↑ "Usher – My Way" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  6. ↑ "Usher – My Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ↑ "Usher – My Way". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Usher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Usher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Usher Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22,2022.
  11. ↑ "The Urban Top 40 Of 1998" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1998". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-20. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  15. ↑ "American single certifications – Usher – My Way". Recording Industry Association of America.
  16. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  17. ↑ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1245. April 24, 1998. p. 94.
  18. ↑ "Usher: My Way". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  19. ↑ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1251. June 5, 1998. p. 39.


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