"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Italian house music group Milky, released as their debut single in August 2002. Although it did not chart in the band's home country, it was a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and charted within the top 30 in Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Romania. In the United States, it was the first official number-one single on the Billboard Dance Radio Airplay chart, although it had already reached number one when it was still an unpublished chart.
The song saw a resurgence of popularity in 2026 after a remix by Australian DJ Mall Grab went viral on TikTok, as well as its use as a fan chant for footballer Antoine Semenyo. The song was also remixed by Australian group Pnau and French DJ David Guetta the same year, using a sample of Stardust from "Music Sounds Better with You".
Composition The track features an Ibiza-influenced guitar sound, courtesy of a sample of "Streets of Your Town" by the Australian pop group the Go-Betweens. The vocals are by singer Giuditta Gazza, whose lyrical "do-do-do's" make up the song's chorus line and interpolates "Listen to What the Man Said" by Paul McCartney & Wings.
For the single release, Giordano Trivellato and Giuliano Sacchetto were the only songwriters credited outside the United States, while in the US, Paul and Linda McCartney were also credited. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) credits two additional writers: Grant McLennan and Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens.
Music video For the song's video and promotional campaign during its chart run, Egyptian model Sabrina Elahl is featured in the music video instead of Giuditta.
Track listings
Italian maxi-CD single "Just the Way You Are" (original FM cut) – 3:28 "Just the Way You Are" (original extended mix) – 6:15 "Just the Way You Are" (Liquid People Manners vocal) – 7:04 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention club mix) – 7:31 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention radio mix) – 3:11 "Just the Way You Are" (Almighty mix) – 7:08
European CD single "Just the Way You Are" (radio edit) – 3:31 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention club mix) – 7:17
UK CD single "Just the Way You Are" (radio edit) – 3:31 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention club mix) – 7:17 "Just the Way You Are" (Almighty mix) – 7:08
UK 12-inch single A. "Just the Way You Are" (original mix) – 6:15 B. "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention club mix) – 7:17
UK cassette single "Just the Way You Are" (radio edit) – 3:31 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention club mix) – 7:17
US maxi-CD single "Just the Way You Are" (original FM cut) – 3:30 "Just the Way You Are" (original extended mix) – 6:15 "Just the Way You Are" (Gardeweg mix) – 6:00 "Just the Way You Are" (Almighty mix) – 7:08 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention club mix) – 7:32 "Just the Way You Are" (Liquid People main mix) – 7:00
US 12-inch single A1. "Just the Way You Are" (original extended mix) – 6:15 A2. "Just the Way You Are" (Almighty mix) – 7:08 B1. "Just the Way You Are" (Gardeweg mix) – 6:00 B2. "Just the Way You Are" (Liquid People main mix) – 7:00
Australian maxi-CD single "Just the Way You Are" (original FM cut) – 3:28 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention radio mix) – 3:11 "Just the Way You Are" (original extended mix) – 6:15 "Just the Way You Are" (Full Intention club mix) – 7:31 "Just the Way You Are" (Almighty mix) – 7:08
Charts Original version
Weekly charts +Chart (2002–2003)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)40Ireland Dance (IRMA)4Romania Airplay (Romanian Top 100)21US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard)1US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)17
+Chart (2026)Peakposition Global Excl. US (Billboard) 195 Germany Airplay (BVMI) 60 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 13 Lithuania (AGATA) 9 Malta Airplay (Radiomonitor) 20 Russia Streaming (TopHit) 63 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 17
Monthly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 21
Year-end charts +Chart (2002)PositionUK Singles (OCC)167UK Airplay (Music Week)56
Mall Grab remix
Weekly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition Canada AC (Billboard) 25 Global Dance Radio (Billboard/WARM) 2 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 124 Lithuania (AGATA) 73 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 5
Monthly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 41 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 4
Pnau remix
Weekly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition
Monthly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 28
David Guetta remix
Weekly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 11
Monthly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 16 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 35 Paraguay Airplay (SGP) 93
Certifications
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom19 August 2002MultiplyItaly20 September 2002MotivoAustralia14 October 2002Maxi-CDUnited States23 June 2003Rhythmic contemporary radioRobbins Entertainment
References
External links From Billboard.com (9 July 2003)