That's the Way (I Like It)


"That's the Way " is a song by American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band from their self-titled second studio album. The single became the band's second No. 1 hit in the Billboard Hot 100, and it is one of the few chart-toppers in history to hit No. 1 on more than one occasion during a one-month period, as it did between November and December 1975. It topped the US pop chart for one week, and then was replaced by another disco song, "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention. "That's the Way " returned to No. 1 for one more week after "Fly, Robin, Fly" completed three weeks at the top. "That's the Way " also spent one week at No. 1 in the soul singles chart. The song is in natural minor.
The song was also an international chart hit, reaching No. 1 in Canada and the Netherlands and charting in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and West Germany.
Record World said that "A spirited, uplifting sound is based around a theme which should be reverberating across the country in no time!".
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For release as a single and radio airplay, the song was toned down from the original recording, which would have jeopardized it receiving getting radio airplay at the time. However the sexual overtones may have improved the record's reception at discos, increasing its overall popularity in the charts.
"That's the Way " was referenced by English comedian Joe Lycett in his 2016 live stand-up special That's the Way, A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett.
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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles 59
UK Dance 47

Year-end charts

Chart Rank
Australia 51
US Billboard Hot 10045

Dead or Alive version

In 1979, singer Pete Burns used the chorus in the song "Black Leather", composed and recorded in the early stages of Dead or Alive. In 1984, the group covered the song for their debut studio album, Sophisticated Boom Boom, creating their first UK top 40 single.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "That's the Way " - 3:38
  2. "Do It" - 3:53
7" picture single
  1. "That's the Way " - 3:37
  2. "Keep That Body Strong " - 3:3712" maxi
  3. "That's the Way " - 5:52
  4. "Keep That Body Strong " - 3:37

Clock version

In 1997, British pop/dance act Clock released a cover of the song, which appears on their Japan-only album release Boogie Sound. It was a moderate hit in early 1998, peaking at No. 17 in Ireland, No. 11 in the United Kingdom and No. 66 in France.

Critical reception

A reviewer from Music Week rated Clock's version two out of five, adding, "But with Clock's established grip on the Top 20, no doubt it will sell." The magazine's Alan Jones wrote, "Clock get short shrift from critics, though record buyers can't get enough of them. They will certainly tick up another hit with 'That's the Way ', an obvious cover of the old KC & the Sunshine Band track currently doing service as a TV commercial soundtrack. It stays close to the original, and will provide one of the first big hits of 1998."

Track listing

CD single, CD 1, UK
  1. "That's the Way " – 3:45
  2. "That's the Way " – 3:19
  3. "That's the Way " – 4:01
  4. "That's the Way " – 3:12