Released February 29, 2000 Label Warner Bros. Nashville | Format CD single | |
B-side "Never Gonna Be Your Lady" Genre Country pop
dance-pop
adult contemporary Length 3:07 (album version)
3:32 (radio remix) | ||
"The Way You Love Me" is a song written by Keith Follesé and Michael Dulaney and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released in February 2000 as the second single from her Breathe album. This song spent four weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Country charts in May 2000 and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 30, 2000.
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Composition
"The Way You Love Me" moves at a tempo of 102 beats per minute. The song is set in the key of C major but is transposed to D major for the bridge and to E major in the chorus. The song moves in common time, and Hill's vocals span from G3 to B4 in the song. In the pop version of the song, Hill's backing vocals are Auto-Tuned.
Music video
The music video for "The Way You Love Me" was directed by Joseph Kahn. It first aired on television the week of August 21, 2000. The music video shows Faith as many different characters. It shows Faith as a mom, meteorologist, waitress, heiress, and nurse.
There was also a remix video using the "Love to Infinity" remix. The only difference is that Faith is shown as two extra characters, a police officer and a robber. Jennette McCurdy, best known as Sam Puckett on iCarly, was featured in the video as Hill's daughter in the backseat of a station wagon.
Track listings
US CD single
- The Way You Love Me [Radio Remix] 3:32
- Never Gonna Be Your Lady 5:31
US maxi-CD
- The Way You Love Me [Love to Infinity Radio Mix] 3:00
- The Way You Love Me [Radio Remix] 3:31
- The Way You Love Me [Love to Infinity Master Mix] 6:30
US vinyl, 12", promo
- The Way You Love Me [Love to Infinity Master Mix] 6:30
- The Way You Love Me [Love to Infinity Radio Mix] 3:00
- The Way You Love Me [Radio Remix] 3:31
- The Way You Love Me [Love to Infinity Instrumental] 6:31
Europe maxi-CD
- The Way You Love Me [Love to Infinity Radio Mix] 2:56
- The Way You Love Me [Radio Remix] 3:31
- Never Gonna Be Your Lady 5:31
- The Way You Love Me [Love to Infinity Master Mix] 6:30