The Way (Ariana Grande song)

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"The Way" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande featuring American rapper Mac Miller. It was released on March 26, 2013 by Republic Records as the lead single from Grande's debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013). The song was written by Amber Streeter, Al Sherrod Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Brenda Russell, Miller, and the producer Harmony Samuels. The song samples Big Pun's 1998 song "Still Not a Player", which itself samples Russell's 1979 song "A Little Bit of Love". "The Way" received positive reviews from music critics for its 2000's R&B sound and Grande's vocals, which drew comparisons to those of Mariah Carey. The song became Grande's breakthrough hit and peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, earning both Grande and Miller their first top-ten song on the chart. "The Way" has since sold 2.4 million copies in the United States as of 2020 and was certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for surpassing six million...

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