That's the Way (I Like It)


"That's the Way " is a song by the American group KC and the Sunshine Band from their second studio album.
The song is in natural minor.

KC and the Sunshine Band version

"That's the Way " became the band's second #1 hit in the Billboard Hot 100, and it is one of the few chart-toppers in history to hit #1 on more than one occasion during a one-month period, as it did between November and December 1975. It topped the American 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 #1 for one more week after "Fly, Robin, Fly" completed three weeks at the top. "That's the Way " also spent one week at #1 in the soul singles chart.
The song was also an international chart hit, reaching #1 in Canada and the Netherlands and charting in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the UK.
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.

Chart performance

KC and the Sunshine Band

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Rank
Australia51
US Billboard Hot 10045

All-time charts

Dead or Alive version

In 1979, Pete Burns used the chorus in the song "Black Leather", composed and recorded in the early stages of Dead or Alive, and in 1984, Dead or Alive covered the song for their debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.

Track listings

12" Maxi
  1. That's The Way - 5:52
  2. Keep That Body Strong - 3:37
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 - 3:37

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