Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" | ||||
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Single by Lenny Kravitz | ||||
from the album Are You Gonna Go My Way | ||||
B-side | "My Love" | |||
Released | February 8, 1993 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Lenny Kravitz | |||
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" on YouTube |
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" is a song by American musician
The success of the song and the music video led to Kravitz being nominated for and winning several awards at the
Chart performance
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" was released as an airplay-only single in the US and thus was not eligible to chart on the
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine
Music video
A music video was shot to accompany the song, directed by American filmmaker Mark Romanek.[22] It consisted of Kravitz and his band playing in a large circular arena, with three tiered balcones stepped back from the centre, filled by people dancing. Above the band and the dancers, lighting designer, director Michael Keeling created a chandelier of 983 cylindrical 23 cm incandescent light tubes (originally designed for aquarium use) that could be brightened and dimmed to create patterns of light.[23] Cindy Blackman appears on drums in the music video, although she did not perform on the studio recording that plays in the video's audio track.[24]
Awards
The success of the song and the music video led to Kravitz being nominated for and winning several awards:
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo: Nominated
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Song: Nominated
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction: Nominated
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Artist: Won
Track listings
- UK CD 1[25]
- "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
- "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"
- "Always on the Run"
- "Let Love Rule"
- UK CD 2 and Australian CD single[26]
- "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
- "My Love"
- "All My Life"
- "Someone Like You"
- "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
- "My Love"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[56] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[57] | Diamond | 250,000* |
France ( SNEP)[58]
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Gold | 250,000* |
Italy (FIMI)[59] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[60] | Gold | 5,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | February 8, 1993 |
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Virgin | [62] |
Japan | February 26, 1993 | Mini-CD | [63] |
Covers
The song has been covered by numerous artists, such as
See also
- List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s
- The Unplugged Collection, Volume One
References
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- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 12. March 20, 1993. p. 64. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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- ^ Tewksbury, Drew (September 16, 2010). "Mark Romanek: 'Never Let Me Go' Director On His Music Video Career". NPR Music. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ Moreno, Shonquis (2004). "And Then There Was Light" (PDF). Frame. No. 40. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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- ^ Are You Gonna Go My Way (UK CD1 liner notes). Lenny Kravitz. Virgin Records. 1993. VUSDG 65.
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