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The Way I Am (Merle Haggard song)

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"The Way I Am"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album The Way I Am
B-side"Wake Up"
ReleasedMarch 15, 1980
GenreCountry
Length2:56
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Sonny Throckmorton
Producer(s)Fuzzy Owen
Don Gant
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"My Own Kind of Hat"
(1979)
"The Way I Am"
(1980)
"Bar Room Buddies"
(1980)

"The Way I Am" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in March 1980 as the first single and title track from his album The Way I Am. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart[1] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1980) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 44

Cover versions

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"The Way I Am"
Song by Alan Jackson
from the album Under the Influence
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999
GenreCountry
Length3:05
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Sonny Throckmorton
Producer(s)Keith Stegall

References

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  1. ^ Merle Haggard Billboard Singles
  2. ^ RPM Country Tracks
  3. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2021.