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The Way I Am is the international debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Ana Johnsson and the second studio album overall. It was released on August 9, 2004, by Bonnier Amigo and Sony BMG. The album was the 2005 winner of the European Border Breakers Award for Sweden.[1]

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The Way I Am
Studio album by Ana Johnsson
Released	August 9, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Pop rock
Length	40:41
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	Leif Larson, Marcus Black, Ghost, Kalle Engstrom, Micke "Nord" Anderson, Jörgen Elofsson, Mathias Venge, Martin Hansen
Ana Johnsson chronology
Cuz I Can (2004) The Way I Am (2004) Little Angel (2006)
Alternative covers
Alternative cover

It is composed of the first seven songs of the first album, Cuz I Can, plus four new songs. The album spawned three singles: "We Are", which was the theme song from the Spider-Man 2 movie, and two songs co-written by Johnsson, "Don't Cry for Pain" and "Coz I Can", the latter making it to the top 5 most popular songs in Japan at the time of its release.[2]

In addition to reaching the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland, The Way I Am was a commercial success in Japan, where it debuted at number four[3] and went on to sell over 150,000 copies, receiving a Gold certification.[4] It sold 300,000 copies worldwide.[5]

Track listings

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Melodic Net	[6]

Standard album

Includes the videos:

• On the road with... Ana Johnsson
• We Are [music video] (without the Spider-Man 2 scenes)

Japanese version (CD/DVD)

CD

1. "We Are" – 3:57
2. "Don't Cry for Pain" – 3:48
3. "The Way I Am" – 3:32
4. "I'm Stupid" – 3:48
5. "Life" – 3:08
6. "6 Feet Under" – 3:45
7. "Coz I Can" – 3:03
8. "Crest of the Wave" – 4:50
9. "L.A." – 3:44
10. "Now It's Gone" – 3:43
11. "Here I Go Again" – 3:27
12. "Black Hole" [bonus track] – 3:58

DVD

1. "We Are" [video]
2. On the Road with Ana Johnsson (photo session in Japan) [video]

Japanese special edition 2CD

CD 1

As the regular CD.

CD 2

Includes the videos:

• "Coz I Can"
• "Don't Cry for Pain"

Note: The CD 2 tracks are from Johnsson's first album Cuz I Can.

Singles

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon International Album Chart 1	1 (4)
Germany Album Chart	15
Swiss Album Chart	19
Austrian Album Chart	20
Swedish Album Chart	27
France Album Chart	58

• ¹: The International Album Chart excludes Japanese artists. Peak position in parentheses is for the full album chart. The album peaked at No. 24 at the Japanese Oricon International Albums of 2004.

Credits

Release history

Country	Release date
Europe	August 9, 2004
Sweden	September 24, 2004
Japan	October 6, 2004
Japan (special edition)	February 9, 2005

References

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