Who made the charts with the hit single "Like The Way I Do/If I Wanted To" in 1995?

Melissa Etheridge made the charts with the hit single “Like the Way I Do/If I Wanted To” in 1995. The two songs were issued together as a U.S. double A-side, with “If I Wanted To” treated as the primary title.

“Like the Way I Do” originally appeared on Etheridge’s 1988 debut album and became one of her signature concert songs. “If I Wanted To” was released in 1994 as the final single from her successful 1993 album Yes I Am. When the songs were paired in the United States, the release reached the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995.

The combined single peaked at No. 16 on the Hot 100 under the “If I Wanted To” listing. “Like the Way I Do” later appeared at No. 90 on Billboard’s 1995 year-end chart, reflecting how chart rules credited the release’s sales and airplay.

Etheridge wrote both songs, but they represent different stages of her career: the raw, blues-rock intensity of her debut and the mainstream breakthrough that followed Yes I Am. The pairing helped introduce an older fan favorite to a wider audience.