The Way to Your Love

"The Way to Your Love"
Single by Hear'Say
from the album Popstars
Released	25 June 2001 (2001-06-25)[1]
Studio	StarGate (Norway)
Length	3:15
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Mikkel SE Hallgeir Rustan Tor Erik Hermansen
Producer(s)	StarGate
Hear'Say singles chronology
"Pure and Simple" (2001) "The Way to Your Love" (2001) "Everybody" (2001)
Alternative cover
CD 2 single cover

"The Way to Your Love" is the second single from British pop group Hear'Say, the winners of the UK version of Popstars. The song was written and produced by Norwegian production team StarGate and was released as the second and final single from Hear'Say's debut studio album, Popstars (2001), on 25 June 2001.

"The Way to Your Love" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 75,514 copies.^[2] Despite the success of the group's debut single, "Pure and Simple", "The Way to Your Love" spent only one week at the top of the chart and sold only a tenth of their first record's sales;^[3] it was the second-lowest-selling number-one single of 2001 that did not reach number one in 2000.^[4]

Track listings

UK CD1^[5]

1. "The Way to Your Love" (Jiant radio edit)
2. "Look Inside Yourself"
3. "Pure and Simple" (Jewels & Stone remix)
4. "The Way to Your Love" (video CD ROM)

UK CD2^[6]

1. "The Way to Your Love" (Jiant radio edit)
2. "Boogie Wonderland"
3. "Brand New Day"

UK cassette single^[7]

1. "The Way to Your Love" (Jiant radio edit)
2. "Pure and Simple" (karaoke version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Popstars album booklet.^[8]

Studios

• Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)
• Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

• StarGate – production
  • Mikkel SE – writing, all instruments
  • Hallgeir Rustan – writing, all instruments
  • Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, all instruments
• Hear'Say – all vocals
• Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 10 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 44 Scotland (OCC)[12] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Ireland (IRMA)[14] 97 UK Singles (OCC)[4] 55

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Silver	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Releases – For Week Starting June 25, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 June 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
2. "All the No. 1's – The Way to Your Love". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
3. "Hear'Say's rollercoaster career". BBC News. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
4. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
5. The Way to Your Love (UK CD1 liner notes). Hear'Say. Polydor Records. 2001. 587 148-2.
6. The Way to Your Love (UK CD2 liner notes). Hear'Say. Polydor Records. 2001. 587 149-2.
7. The Way to Your Love (UK cassette single sleeve). Hear'Say. Polydor Records. 2001. 587 148-4.
8. Popstars (UK CD album booklet). Hear'Say. Polydor Records. 2001. 549 821-2.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 29. 14 July 2001. p. 9. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Way to Your Love". Irish Singles Chart.
11. "Hear'Say – The Way to Your Love". Top 40 Singles.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
14. "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". Allcharts. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
15. "British single certifications – Hearsay – The Way to Your Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 August 2020.