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"I'm on My Way" is a song by Scottish folk pop duo the Proclaimers from their 1988 album Sunshine on Leith. It was released as a single in 1989, which made it to number 43 in the United Kingdom and number three in Australia. The lyrics "I'm on my way from misery to happiness today" differ from "I'm on My Way" the spiritual of the same name.

"I'm on My Way"
Single by the Proclaimers
from the album Sunshine on Leith
Released	1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Celtic pop rock and roll country rock
Length	3:45
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Craig Reid Charlie Reid
Producer(s)	Pete Wingfield
The Proclaimers singles chronology
"Sunshine on Leith" (1988) "I'm on My Way" (1989) "King of the Road" (1990)

In popular culture

The song was initially promoted to US Pop radio stations in September 1993 after "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" achieved greater success there following its inclusion on the soundtrack of Benny & Joon; "I'm Gonna Be" had originally peaked at number 23 on the US Modern Rock chart in March 1989. "I'm On My Way" failed to chart despite gaining airplay on twelve US Pop radio stations.[1]

The song was famously used on the soundtrack of the animated film by DreamWorks, Shrek, which was originally released in 2001.[2] It was also as the theme music of the comedy series on BBC Radio Four, The Maltby Collection.[3] An instrumental version was briefly used on Are We There Yet?, which was released in 2005.[4]

In keeping with the group's support of Scottish football club Hibernian, "I'm on My Way" was played amidst jubilant scenes at Hampden Park immediately after Hibernian's victory in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final. Kikki Danielsson has covered the song with lyrics in Swedish written by Ulf Söderberg. This version was named Jag är på väg and is on her album Canzone d'Amore (1989),[5] and her compilation album I dag & i morgon (2006).

Scottish trials cyclist Danny MacAskill used the song as the soundtrack for his cycling stunt video of January 2020, Danny MacAskill's Gymnasium.[6][7] "I'm on My Way" was included on the Canadian television show Mr. D on the eleventh episode of the seventh season, as the outro song to send off its seventh season.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	5
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	43

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Gold	35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	200,000
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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