Ĭommercially, "The Way That I Love You" peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 17, 2008, and remained on the chart for 18 weeks. Vibe's Shanel Odum dismissed the song as "barely set off a smoke detector, let alone ring any alarms", in a reference to Beyoncé's 2006 single " Ring the Alarm". Despite praising Ashanti's performance as emotional, Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly found the single to be inferior to those by Beyoncé and Mary J. On the other hand, some commentators negatively compared "The Way That I Love You" to music released by other singers. A Dayton Daily News reviewer summed up the single as "cliche but effective." The New York Daily News ' Jim Farber felt Ashanti's collaboration with Hutton was her best work, and described "The Way That I Love You" as a "strut of a song." Noah Berlatsky of the Chicago Reader noted the song's piano loop as one of the few standouts from the album. "The Way That I Love You" was praised by critics who identified it as a highlight of The Declaration. AllMusic's Andy Kellman compared her vocals to her 2003 single " Rain on Me" because of their similar "melodramatic flourishes" but said the lyrics of "The Way That I Love You" were "much more vengeful in nature than depressive." Ashanti felt both men and women would relate to the single's theme of betrayal. Īshanti's vocal range spans from the low note of D 4 to the high note of E 5. The instrumentation is provided by a piano, a guitar, and horns Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that the single is "driven by a distinct descending piano arpeggio and horn arrangement". It is composed in the key of E minor using common time and a "moderate hip-hop" tempo. "The Way That I Love You" is a midtempo R&B ballad that lasts four minutes and thirty seconds. Problems playing this file? See media help. Performed with a "moderate hip-hop" tempo, the song features a "descending piano arpeggio and horn arrangement". The single was included on a July 2008 Cartier charity playlist created to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of America organization. It was the number one most-added song on urban radio in the week of its release. They were replaced by "The Way That I Love You", which was released to urban radio on February 26, 2008, and rhythmic radio on April 1, 2008. "Switch", which featured Nelly, and " Hey Baby (After the Club)" were both announced as the album's lead single in 2007. The final version was mixed at Brandons Way Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California.
She produced the lead and background vocals, and Hutton programmed the song and played the instruments. Ashanti said that she "just started jotting down words, and it just kind of poured out" upon hearing the opening instrumental. Hutton and Ashanti wrote and produced "The Way That I Love". Ashanti said that she had more artistic freedom with the album.
Hutton produced a majority of The Declaration, instead of Ashanti's longtime producer Irv Gotti. Her previous album Concrete Rose (2004) had been overshadowed by negative news regarding the label, including a feud with G-Unit and an FBI investigation. The website was ultimately taken down.įor her fourth studio album The Declaration (2008), Ashanti collaborated with songwriters and producers outside of her record label Murder Inc.
The campaign was received negatively and incited a protest in Los Angeles. As part of the song's promotion, Ashanti launched a website that allowed users to create and send a personalized news report and death threat to a contact. The video's emphasis on violence attracted critical attention.
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The story for the video was inspired by the true crime TV shows Snapped and Forensic Files. Kevin Bray directed the music video which tells the story of Ashanti and her boyfriend-he cheats on her, she discovers it, and she murders him. Ashanti performed "The Way That I Love You" at and on tour. Commercially, the song peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and appeared on the publication's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Adult R&B Songs component charts. Backed by piano, guitar, and horns, "The Way That I Love You" is a midtempo R&B ballad whose lyrics tell of betrayal.Ĭritical response was primarily positive some reviewers said it was a highlight from The Declaration while others felt it was inferior to music released by Beyoncé and Mary J. Ashanti wrote and produced the song with L.T. It was released as the album's lead single on February 26, 2008, through Universal and The Inc. " The Way That I Love You" is a song recorded by American singer Ashanti from her fourth studio album, The Declaration (2008).
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