This Way (Dilated Peoples song)

"This Way"
Single by Dilated Peoples featuring Kanye West
from the album Neighborhood Watch
ReleasedApril 12, 2004 (2004-04-12)
Recorded2003–04
GenreHip hop[1]
Length4:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kanye West
Dilated Peoples singles chronology
"Downtown"
(2002)
"This Way"
(2004)
"Love & War"
(2004)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Talk About Our Love"
(2004)
"This Way"
(2004)
"Hold On"
(2004)

"This Way" is a song by American hip hop group Dilated Peoples features fellow American rapper and record producer Kanye West. It was released on April 12, 2004 via Parlophone and Capitol Records as the second single from the group's fourth studio album Neighborhood Watch. Produced by West, it utilises a sample from "Old Men" by Jimmie & Vella Cameron.[2]

The song was featured in a marketing campaign for the Volvo S40. Both the commercial and music video were directed by Dave Meyers.[3][4]

  1. ^ "This Way - Single by Dilated Peoples on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Dilated Peoples (2004). This Way (liner notes). Capitol Records. 7243 5 48673 2 3.
  3. ^ D. Ollison, Rashod (April 22, 2004). "Dilated Peoples tweaks its formula toward pop". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hip-Hop News: Volvo's Hip Hop Campaign". Rap News Network. February 27, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2022.