"Just the Way You Are" is the debut single of Italian house group Milky. Although it did not chart in the band's home country, it was a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and charted within the top 30 in Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Romania. In the United States, the single was the first song to make its official debut at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart on 17 October 2003, even though it reached number one on 28 September, when it was an unpublished chart.[1]
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Single by Milky | ||||
from the album Star | ||||
Released | 19 August 2002 (2002-08-19) | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
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"Just the Way You Are" on YouTube | ||||
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The track features the vocals of German singer Giuditta, whose lyrical "do-do-do's" make up the song's most chorus line, with an Ibiza-influenced guitar beat, done over a pair of sampled tracks "Streets of Your Town" by the Australian pop group the Go-Betweens, and "Listen to What the Man Said" by Paul McCartney & Wings. McCartney and his late wife Linda both receive writing and production credits on the single because of the use of the song elements from "Listen", as does McLennan–Forster because of the "Streets" sample used.
For the song's video and promotional campaign during its chart run, Egyptian-German model Sabrina Elahl is featured in the music video instead of Giuditta.
Italian 12-inch vinyl[2]
Italian maxi-single[3]
European CD single[4]
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UK and Irish CD single[5]
Australian maxi-single[6]
US 12-inch vinyl[7]
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United Kingdom | 19 August 2002 |
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Italy | 20 September 2002 |
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Motivo | [24] |
Australia | 14 October 2002 | Maxi-CD | [26] | |
United States | 23 June 2003 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Robbins Entertainment | [27] |
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