Way of Life (Lil Wayne song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Way of Life

| cover = Lil Wayne Way of Life.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Lil Wayne featuring Big Tymers and TQ

| album = 500 Degreez

| released = May 3, 2002

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 4:01

| label = {{hlist|Cash Money|Universal}}

| writer = {{hlist|Franne Golde|Dennis Lambert|Duane Hitchings|Lil Wayne|Mannie Fresh|TQ}}

| producer = Mannie Fresh

| chronology = Lil Wayne

| prev_title = Shine

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Neva Get Enuf

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|h9k7O1FigE0|"Lil Wayne - Way Of Life (Official Music Video) ft. Big Tymers, TQ"}}}}

}}

"Way of Life" is the only single by rapper Lil Wayne from his album 500 Degreez. It features Big Tymers and TQ. The song samples "Don't Look Any Further" by Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett.

"Way of Life" references "Paid in Full" ("Paid in Full" also samples "Don't Look Any Further") also samples with Mannie Fresh saying at the end "What happened to peace? Peace."

Credits

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Name {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/way-of-life-r596734/credits|title=Way of Life - Lil Wayne - Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}Credits
Leslie BraithwaiteMixing
Dino DelvailleA&R
Steve FisherMixing Assistant
Mannie FreshProducer
Aaron HarrisEngineer
Adrienne MuhammedA&R
Bryan WilliamsExecutive Producer
Ronald WilliamsExecutive Producer
Mike "Hitman" WilsonEngineer

Formats and track listings

;12" Vinyl

  1. A1. "Way of Life" (Main)
  2. A2. "Way of Life" (Clean)
  3. B1. "Way of Life" (Instr.)
  4. B2. "Way of Life" (TV track)

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2002)

!scope="col"| Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|71|artist=Lil Wayne|song=Way of Life|access-date=May 14, 2022|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|23|artist=Lil Wayne|song=Way of Life|access-date=May 14, 2022|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|26|artist=Lil Wayne|song=Way of Life|access-date=May 14, 2022|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|27|artist=Lil Wayne|song=Way of Life|access-date=May 14, 2022|rowheader=true}}

References