{{Short description|1995 song by Cappella}} {{Infobox song | name = Tell Me the Way | cover = Cappella-Tell_Me_the_Way.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = Cappella | album = War in Heaven | released = {{start date|1995|7|10|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Eurodance | length = 3:55 | label = Media | writer = * Gianfranco Bortolotti * Mauro Picotto * Luca Cittadini * Roberto Cipro * Paolo Sandrini * Diego Leoni | producer = Gianfranco Bortolotti | prev_title = Move It Up | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = I Need Your Love | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|kOGBbWu-gd4|"Tell Me the Way"}}}} }}
"'''Tell Me the Way'''" is a song by Italian musical group Cappella, released in July 1995 as the first single from their third studio album, ''War in Heaven'' (1996). It features new singer Alison Jordan, who replaced Kelly Overett after she left the group. The song was a hit in many European countries, peaking at number eight in Italy, number 15 in Finland, number 17 in the UK and number 20 in the Netherlands. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 33.
==Critical reception== In his weekly UK chart commentary in ''Dotmusic'', James Masterton remarked that "Tell Me the Way", "no great departure from any of their previous hits", becomes their seventh Top 20 hit since 1989.<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending September 16th 1995|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1995/week-ending-september-16th-1995|website=Chart Watch UK|date=10 September 1995|access-date=25 September 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' wrote that "as long as Cappella is around you can postpone Euro dance's funeral. The one-line chorus is simple but utterly effective, while the pumping synths will turn dancefloors into trampolines."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-09-23.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=23 September 1995|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> James Hamilton from ''Music Week'''s ''RM'' Dance Update described it as a "distinctive high-pitched title line chant".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 26 August 1995 |page= 15 |access-date= 12 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-08-26.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref>
==Track listings== * '''12-inch single, Italy (1995)''' #"Tell Me the Way" (House Mix) – 5:50 #"Tell Me the Way" (R.A.F. Zone Mix) – 6:48 #"Tell Me the Way" (T.S.O.B. Mix) – 5:53 #"Tell Me the Way" (Tekno Kingdom Mix) – 5:58
* '''CD single, UK (1995)''' #"Tell Me the Way" (R.A.F. Zone Mix) – 6:53 #"Move on Baby" (Armand Van Helden Mix) – 5:51 #"U Got 2 Let the Music" (DJ Professor Mix) – 6:01 #"Don't Be Proud" (CCQT Mix) – 6:03
* '''CD maxi, Australia (1995)''' #"Tell Me the Way" (Radio) – 3:38 #"Tell Me the Way" (House Mix - Extended) – 5:28 #"Tell Me the Way" (House Mix - Radio) – 3:55 #"Tell Me the Way" (T.S.O.B. Mix) – 5:53 #"Tell Me the Way" (Mars Plastic Mix) – 6:40 #"Tell Me the Way" (Prof-X-Or Club Mix) – 7:10
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1995) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Flanders|27|artist=Cappella|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=13 July 2019}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|30|artist=Cappella|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=13 July 2019}} |- |Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-09-30.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=39|page=12|date=30 September 1995|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> |align="center"|33 |- {{single chart|Finland|15|artist=Cappella|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=13 July 2019}} |- {{single chart|France|35|artist=Cappella|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=13 July 2019}} |- {{single chart|Ireland2|29|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=26 November 2019}} |- |Italy (''Musica e dischi'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-09-09.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=36|page=19|date=9 September 1995|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> |align="center"|8 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|20|artist=Cappella|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=13 July 2019}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|24|artist=Cappella|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=13 July 2019}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|16|date=19950916|access-date=7 June 2023}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|35|artist=Cappella|song=Tell Me the Way|access-date=13 July 2019|refname="swi"}} |- {{single chart|UK|17|date=19950916|access-date=7 June 2023}} |- |UK Pop Tip Club Chart (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-08-12.pdf#page=30|title=On a Pop Tip Club Chart|department=''Record Mirror''|magazine=Music Week|page=8|date=12 August 1995|access-date=15 March 2026}}</ref> |align="center"|4 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable" !Chart (1995) !Position |- |Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1995.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1995|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|language=nl|access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> |align="center"|183 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|Germany |10 July 1995 |CD |ZYX Music |<ref name="swi"/> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |4 September 1995 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |Systematic |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=2 September 1995}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:1995 singles Category:1995 songs Category:Cappella (band) songs Category:Songs written by Gianfranco Bortolotti Category:ZYX Music singles