"That's the Way" is a song written by Annie Roboff and
Holly Lamar, and recorded by American
country music singer
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970) is an American country music artist. She has charted six number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country ...
. It was released in May 2000 as lead-off single for her album ''
Burn''. The song spent four weeks at the top of the
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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(now
Hot Country Songs
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
), and was her highest-peaking single on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 where it reached No. 25.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price of ''
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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Messina "injects personality galore" into this song. She goes on to call the production, "sonically ambitious, featuring neat percussive elements, tempo changes, and those heavy, layered vocals that Nashville producers are so fond of, these days."
['']Billboard
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'', May 13, 2000 - Vol. 112, No. 20
Music video
The music video was directed by Thom Oliphant and premiered in mid-2000. It features Messina performing the song from various colored rooms, both solo and joined by backup dancers. Messina and others are also shown throughout the video climbing the walls and ceiling of the rooms, appearing to defy gravity.
Track listings
U.S. CD Single
# "That's the Way" - 3:23
# "Even God Must Get the Blues" - 3:52
UK CD Single
# "That's the Way" - 3:21
# "Stand Beside Me" - 3:41
UK Promo CD Single
# "That's the Way" (UK Radio Remix) - 3:21
Chart performance
"That's the Way" debuted at No. 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 20, 2000.
Peak positions
End of year charts
References
2000 singles
2000 songs
Jo Dee Messina songs
Songs written by Holly Lamar
Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore
Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw
Curb Records singles
Songs written by Annie Roboff
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