▁blue ▁one ▁day . ▁It ▁said , ▁' We ▁like ▁your ▁album , ▁we ' ve ▁used ▁this ▁track . ▁Hope ▁you ▁don ' t ▁mind , ▁and ▁hope ▁you ▁like ▁it .' ▁When ▁they ▁sent ▁[' St an '] ▁to ▁me ▁and ▁I ▁played ▁it ▁in ▁my ▁hotel ▁room , ▁I ▁was ▁like , ▁' W ow ! ▁This ▁track ' s ▁amaz ing . ▁ ▁The ▁record ▁label ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁E min em ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁artist ▁to ▁sell ▁one ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁an ▁album ' s ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁release . ▁These ▁expect ations ▁placed ▁a ▁large ▁bur den ▁on ▁E min em , ▁who ▁re called , ▁" I ▁was ▁sc ared ▁to ▁death . ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁successful , ▁but ▁before ▁anything , ▁I ▁want ▁respect ." ▁After ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁finished , ▁the ▁record ▁label ▁felt ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁songs ▁that ▁had ▁potential ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lead ▁single . ▁Fe eling ▁press ured , ▁E min em ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁wrote ▁" The ▁Way ▁I ▁Am " ▁as ▁his ▁way ▁of ▁saying , ▁" Look , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁I ▁can ▁do . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁give ▁you ▁another ▁' My ▁Name ▁Is .' ▁I ▁can ' t ▁just ▁sit ▁in ▁there ▁and ▁make ▁that ▁magic ▁happen ." ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁album , ▁E min em ▁felt ▁the ▁ur ge ▁to ▁write ▁another ▁song , ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁hook ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Dre