The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)

For the Timbaland song featuring Keri Hilson, see The Way I Are.

"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" is a song by American singer Bebe Rexha featuring American rapper Lil Wayne, from Rexha's third EP All Your Fault: Pt. 2. It was released on May 19, 2017, by Warner Bros. Records as the lead single from the EP.^[1][2][3] The single was leaked a week before its release, though it was deleted soon after.^[4] The single was serviced to pop radio on June 6, 2017.^[5] The song samples Whitney Houston's single "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)".^[4][6][7][8]

"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)"
Single by Bebe Rexha featuring Lil Wayne
from the EP All Your Fault: Pt. 2
Released	May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:07
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Bleta Rexha Dwayne Carter Jonas Jeberg Joel Little Clarence Coffee Jr. Shannon Rubicam George Merrill Jacob Kasher
Producer(s)	Joel Little Jonas Jeberg
Bebe Rexha singles chronology
"F.F.F." (2017) "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (2017) "Back to You" (2017)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"I'm the One" (2017) "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (2017) "Love U Better" (2017)
Music video
"The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)" on YouTube

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator gave the song a positive review, calling the single "instantly hummable and sweet relief from the endless stream of left-of-center pop songs on radio."^[8]

Music video

The music video directed by Director X was released on June 1, 2017. The fashion for the music video was inspired by vintage movies such as Grease.^[9] The video features video game Just Dance 2018 which the song is featured on.^[10]

Live performances

Rexha and Wayne performed the single together on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.^[11] Rexha later performed the solo version of the song on Good Morning America as part of their Summer Concert Series.

Track listing

• Digital download^[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (featuring Lil Wayne)	3:08

• Digital download^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)"	3:03

• Digital download^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (DallasK Remix)	3:02

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[15]	72
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[16]	10
Colombia (National-Report)[17]	97
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18]	99
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[19]	7
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20]	79
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21]	34
Venezuela (National-Report)[22]	7