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"Are You Gonna Go My Way"
Song

"Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first single to be released by Lenny Kravitz from the album Are You Gonna Go My Way. It was released in February 1993. It was written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross. The single has been covered by numerous artists, such as Metallica, in a medley for "MTV Hits" at the 2003 MTV Music Video Awards, Tom Jones for the Jerky Boys OST, Robbie Williams on Jones' 1999 album Reload and Melanie Brown in her solo section, on the Spice Girls Reunion Tour. Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album DisCover in 2002. A remixed version is played as the opening theme song in Gran Turismo 3. Adam Lambert covered the song in November 2012 in his swing through South Africa.[3] The song was featured in one episode of Fox animated series The Simpsons. It was also featured in the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

Music video

The music video was directed by Mark Romanek.[4] It consisted of Kravitz and his band playing, surrounded by people dancing.

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

Personnel

  • Lead and background vocals performed by Lenny Kravitz.
  • Drums performed by Cindy Blackman.
  • Electric guitar performed by Craig Ross.
  • Bass performed by Tony Breit.

Track listings

  • CD 1
  1. "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
  2. "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
  3. "Always on the Run"
  4. "Let Love Rule"
  • CD 2
  1. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" – 3:32
  2. "My Love" – 3:52
  3. "All My Life" – 6:16
  4. "Someone Like You" – 4:14

Chart performance

"Are You Gonna Go My Way" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but reached no. 1 on the Album Rock Tracks and no. 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks. It also reached the top 5 in the UK, peaking at no. 4.[5] It is still Kravitz's most successful single in Australia, where it peaked at number-one for 6 weeks through April and May 1993.[6] "Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the only Diamond certified single in Brazil, with over 500,000 downloads.[7]

Preceded by Australian number-one single
April 4, 1993 – May 9, 1993 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by US Billboard Album Rock Tracks number-one single
June 12, 1993 – June 19, 1993 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Loudwire Staff (April 9, 2012). "Jamar Rogers Rocks Lenny Kravitz Tune 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' On 'The Voice'". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved April 29, 2014. Jamar Rogers (...) channeled his newfound energy into a rousing rendition of the Lenny Kravitz hard-rock hit 'Are You Gonna Go My Way.'
  2. ^ "We're Gonna Go Lenny Kravitz's Way". 100.3 Jack FM. CBS Local Media. February 22, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2013. such '90s funk-rock fare as "Let Love Rule," "Are You Gonna Go My Way," "Fly Away" and "American Woman"
  3. ^ White, Caitlin (November 15, 2012). "Adam Lambert: Lenny Kravitz 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' Cover Rocks Cape Town (Video)". AOL Music Blog. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  4. ^ Tewksbury, Drew (September 16, 2010). "Mark Romanek: 'Never Let Me Go' Director On His Music Video Career". NPR Music. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  7. ^ Template:Wayback. ABPD. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  8. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  9. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  10. ^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 20 maart 1993" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0972." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Are You Gonna Go My Way". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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  17. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way". VG-lista. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  18. ^ "ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY? – Lenny Kravitz" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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  20. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  21. ^ a b "Are You Gonna Go My Way – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1993". ARIA Charts. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  24. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 58, No. 23, December 18, 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  25. ^ "Single Top 100 over 1993" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  27. ^ "Australian Fun Countdowns – Accreditation Awards". Australian Fun Countdowns. April 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  28. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  29. ^ Template:Fr icon Template:Wayback. SNEP. Disque en France. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  30. ^ "Les Singles en Argent" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Are You Gonna Go My Way in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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