"My Way" is Paul Anka's English-language version of the French song "Comme d'habitude," released by Frank Sinatra in 1969.

Revaux rejected a version by Hervé Vilard, the singer of the international hit Capri c'est fini and reworked the track into "Comme d'habitude" ("As usual") with the help of Claude François.

Back in New York, Anka re-wrote the original French song for Sinatra, subtly altering the melodic structure[citation needed] and changing the lyrical theme: At one o'clock in the morning, I sat down at an old IBM electric typewriter and said, 'If Frank were writing this, what would he say?'

"[8] On December 30, 1968, Frank Sinatra recorded his version of the song in one take, featuring session drummer Buddy Saltzman among the band.

[11] Billboard said that the "driving, lush and commercial Don Costa arrangement and production is an added plus to one of Sinatra's finest performances.

"[12] Cash Box said that "The powerful material is matched by a splendidly moving performance which is certain to win rave comments from programmers with teen and adult audiences.

[32] In the midst of Sinatra's multiple runs on the UK Singles Chart, Welsh singer Dorothy Squires also released a rendition of "My Way" in summer 1970.

Presley's studio version of the song, recorded in 1971, was included on the fourth disc of "Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters".

The sound of the cover was described as "rough" and with "charm" by PC Gamer,[38] and "wonderful" and "brilliant" by Dot Esports.

[39] Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious did a punk rock version of the song, in which a large body of the words were changed and the arrangement was sped up.

When Sid Vicious did it, he provided that other side to the song; the certainty, the self-congratulation, the daily heroism of Sinatra's version is completely exploded by this desperate, mad, humorous voice.

I can't go round in a raincoat and fedora looking over my life saying I did it my way – well, for 10 minutes in some American bar over a gin and tonic you might be able to get away with it.

[41] Vicious's version of this song appears in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film Goodfellas, where it plays over the end credits.

[43] Morley later arranged to have the song professionally recorded and it was released in January 2020 as a charity single to raise funds for Alzheimer's Society and Dementia UK.

[46] On April 23 and 30, 2015, as part of 2 vocal overdubbed sessions, Yūzō Kayama performed "My Way" with the earlier record of Frank Sinatra as a duet.

[49][50] In her memoir Walk Through Walls, Marina Abramović expressed her desire for Nina Simone's version of "My Way" to be performed by Anohni at her funeral.

However, it has been reported to cause numerous incidents of violence and homicide among karaoke singers in the Philippines, referred to in the media as the My Way killings, which has led to the song being banned in many Filipino bars.

[56] French singer Yseult sang it at the end of the 2024 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony at Stade de France in Paris.