On My Way (Lea Michele song)

"On My Way"
Single by Lea Michele
from the album Louder
ReleasedMay 4, 2014
Recorded2013
GenrePop
Length3:45
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lea Michele singles chronology
"Cannonball"
(2013) 		"On My Way"
(2014) 		"Love Is Alive"
(2017)
Music video
"Lea Michele - On My Way" on YouTube

"On My Way" is the second single released by American singer Lea Michele, taken from her debut studio album Louder (2014). It was released via digital download onto iTunes on May 4, 2014. The song was written by songwriters Ali Tamposi and Fernando Garibay, along with music producers Marcus Lomax, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson and Clarence Coffee Jr., and was produced by The Monsters and the Strangerz and Kuk Harrell.

Live performances

Michele gave her first live performance of "On My Way" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 19, 2014, after revealing on her Twitter account that the song would be the next single from Louder. Broadway.com reported of the performance, "The blossoming pop star proved once again that nothing beats a live performance."[1]

Critical reception

The song has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Casey Lewis from Teen Vogue wrote, "...While "On My Way" boasts a powerful bass-heavy beat that's a bit of departure from the recent tracks we've heard from her, the lyrics are just as emotionally charged as what we've come to expect. This time around, she touches on a battle between her head and her heart (hey, who hasn't been there!)."[2]

Christina Garibaldi from MTV News wrote, "The upbeat track, which is the fifth song Michele has previewed from her March 4 album, starts off slowly building its beat, with her powerful vocals packing a punch as she shows off a more vulnerable side."[3] Mike Ayers from Billboard wrote of the song, "Michele starts off with a slow, pouty vocal that quickly gives way to another club-oriented track that's about returning to someone who's not right for you. Sobriety and intoxication comparisons to love run rampant throughout, as she belts out that her "heart's too drunk to drive" and she exists in a "blackout state of mind."[4]

Music video

Michele recorded the music video for the song on April 19, 2014, in several locations in California, including a motel. The video was released on Michele's VEVO channel on May 19, 2014, after an interview on Good Morning America.[5] In the lead up to the release, Michele posted preview clips and behind the scenes footage of the music video onto her YouTube channel. The video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis.[6]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 40
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 81
France (SNEP)[9] 45
Italy (FIMI)[10] 68
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 45

Release dates

Country Date Format Label
United States May 4, 2014 Digital download Columbia

References

  1. ^ McPhee, Ryan (March 19, 2014). "Watch Lea Michele Perform 'On My Way' from Debut Solo Album Louder". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Lewis, Casey. "Listen to This Great New Lea Michele Song (Plus, Stream the Whole Album!)". Teen Vogue. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Garibaldi, Christina (February 24, 2014). "Lea Michele Is 'Blacked Out' On 'On My Way': Listen Now". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  4. ^ Ayers, Mike (February 28, 2014). "Lea Michele, 'Louder': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Malach, Maggie (May 19, 2014). "Lea Michele Smolders in 'On My Way' Video". PopCrush.
  6. ^ "Lea Michele Teases "On My Way" Music Video". Fanlala. May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Lea Michele – On My Way" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  8. ^ "Lea Michele Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for Lea Michele. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  9. ^ "Lea Michele – On My Way" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ^ "Lea Michele Album & Song Chart History". FIMI FIMI for Lea Michele. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  11. ^ "Lea Michele – On My Way" Canciones Top 50.