When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'

"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" is a 1994 electronic dance music song by American rock band Sparks. It makes reference to the Frank Sinatra signature-tune "My Way". The single was released as the lead single from their 1994 album, Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins and peaked on number 38 in the UK and number 9 on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US. In 1995 it was re-released and this time the song peaked at number 32 in the UK. It also peaked at number 7 in Germany, number 12 in Belgium and number 17 in Finland. And on the Eurochart Hot 100, "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" reached number 49.

"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'"
Single by Sparks
from the album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
Released1994
Format
Genre
Length3:45
Label
  • Logic Records
  • BMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sparks singles chronology
"National Crime Awareness Week"
(1992)		 "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'"
(1994)		 "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)"
(1995)
Music video
"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" on YouTube

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that Sparks "sound completely comfortable within the context of this deliciously dramatic anthem." He commented that its "clever, eye-winking words are warbled with a cooing falsetto over a festive, trance-carpeted hi-NRG groove."[1] Howard Cohen from Herald-Journal said the tune "features a great hook, a throbbing dance pulse and lush harmonizing. Think the Pet Shop Boys gone silly, or Erasure with warmth."[2] Music & Media noted that it "has them sounding like a cross between Alphaville and Pet Shop Boys."[3]

Music video

A witty black-and-white music video in a '40s Hollywood style was made for the song. It was directed by English music video director Sophie Muller.

Track listing
CD single, UK
No.TitleLength
1."When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" (Sparks Radio Edit)3:45
2."When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" (Vince Clarke Remix)4:37
3."When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" (Vince Clarke Extended Mix)5:24
4."When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" (Pro-Gress Mix V.10.3)7:58
5."When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" (Microbots)5:38

Chart performance

References
  1. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 28 January 1995. p. 69. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Beatles release shows group at working best". Herald-Journal. 13 April 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 October 1994. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. "Sparks - When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'". ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "Sparks - When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'". ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. "Sparks - When Do I Get To Sing "My Way"" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sparks – When Do I Get To Sing My Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  10. "Sparks - When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. "Ultratop rapports annuels 1995". ultratop.be. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  12. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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