"On My Way (Marry Me)" is a song by American singer

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recorded for the

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2022 film '' Marry Me''. The song was released on November 18, 2021, by

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and

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. Three more versions of the songs were released. First is ''On My Way (Marry Me) ELYKast Remix' which is also in the soundtrack album and the country version of the song stylized as ''on my way'', a duet with Jimmie Allen which is included in his album ''

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''. Another remix of the song was released entitled ''On My Way (Marry Me) avid Solomon Remix'' It is the winner of the ''Best Song'' award at the

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. It is also nominated at the

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under the ''Song – Onscreen Performance (Film)'' category.

Music video

Lyric video

An official lyric video, showing scenes from the '' Marry Me'' movie directed by

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, was released on November 22, 2021.

Official video

The music video for "On My Way" was directed by Santiago Salviche and released on December 3, 2021.

Remix video

On February 13, 2022, Lopez released a second video for the song's official remix featuring TELYKast.

Valentine's Day Remix video

The video was released on February 12, 2022 and included in Jennifer‘s first OntheJLo Email. Ben Affleck directed and gifted it to Jennifer, showing that he and Jennifer have been on their way to each other.

Critical reception

George Millington of ''GSG Media'' gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "Lopez's most gripping song to date", one that "plucks at the heartstrings right away." He complimented Lopez's vocals, writing that "the multitalented singer and actress proves why she is still one of the best singers ever to grace the airwaves." He added: "Jennifer is a vocal behemoth and she rises to the occasion with unforgivable charm. Her tones are lovely, and her unique and sweet singing approach soothes the spirit." According to ''themusicalhype.com'', the song is "a respectable, well-rounded single; Lopez sings beautifully and her tone is well-suited for this record, and she achieves the right feels." They also added that "the chorus features the best songwriting and vocals from Lopez who "serves up some nice nuances and ad-libs, including a little falsetto."

Live performances

Lopez performed the song live for the first time during her set at the ''

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'' concert, which took place in

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on September 25, 2021. Lopez performed the song again during the

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, at the

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on November 21, 2021. Lopez performed the song on '' The Voice'' finale in

on December 14, 2021..

Accolades

Charts

Release history

References

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