The Way (Jeremy Camp song)

"The Way"
Single by Jeremy Camp
from the album We Cry Out: The Worship Project
Released	August 9, 2011 (August 9, 2011)
Studio	Fountaineye Studios, Port Elizabeth, South Africa[1]
Genre	CCM, praise and worship music
Length	3:57
Label	BEC
Songwriter(s)	Jeremy Camp Grant Dryden Brad Peens Rob Williams
Producer(s)	Brown Bannister Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp singles chronology
"Jesus Saves" (2010) "The Way" (2011) "Overcome" (2012)
Music video
"The Way" on YouTube

"The Way" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Jeremy Camp from his 2010 album We Cry Out: The Worship Project.^[2] It was released on August 9, 2011, as the second single. The song became Camp's sixth Hot Christian Songs No. 1, staying there for two weeks.^[3] It lasted 42 weeks on the overall chart.^[4] The song is played in a B minor key, and 80 beats per minute.^[5]

Background

"The Way" was released on August 9, 2011, as the second single from his seventh studio album, We Cry Out: The Worship Project.^[6] The song is one of his personal favorites from the album, about identifying Jesus as the way of life. They nearly had the album complete until Jeremy’s brother-in-law, Brad Peens, gave him an idea for a song that included an African choir. Jeremy gathered a few more ideas for the song, and they re-wrote it together. In an interview with "The Worship Community", Jeremy explained the feel he was trying to show in the song, “It’s very anthemic, a world-wide kind of song. It feels like a war song, a cry of God’s glory.”^[7]

Music video

The music video for the single "The Way" was released on August 15, 2011.^[8]

Track listing

• Digital download^[9]

1. "The Way" – 3:57

• Digital download (acoustic)^[10]

1. "The Way" – 4:05

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 16 US Christian AC (Billboard)[12] 1 US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[13] 1 US Christian Songs (Billboard)[14] 1 US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[15] 1 US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[16] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Peak position US Christian Songs (Billboard)[17] 6

References

1. We Cry Out – Jeremy Camp | AllMusic
2. "We Cry Out: The Worship Project by Jeremy Camp". August 20, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
3. Chart dates for "The Way":
   • August 13: "Christian Songs (August 13, 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
   • August 27: "Christian Songs (August 27, 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
4. "Jeremy Camp The Way Chart History". Retrieved June 14, 2018.
5. "Key & BPM for The Way by Jeremy Camp". TuneBat. August 20, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
6. "The Way - Jeremy Camp". Retrieved June 14, 2018.
7. "TWC Interview: Jeremy Camp – We Cry Out – The Worship Project". Retrieved June 14, 2018.
8. "Jeremy Camp - The Way". YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
9. "The Way - Jeremy Camp TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
10. "The Way (Acoustic Version) TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
11. "Jeremy Camp Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
12. "Jeremy Camp - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
13. "Jeremy Camp Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
14. "Jeremy Camp Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
15. "Christian AC Indicator". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
16. "Christian Soft AC". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
17. "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2011 - Billboard". Retrieved June 14, 2018.