Just the Way You Are is a song in the musical Doo-Wops and Hooligans.
`` Just the Way You Are '' is a song by Billy Joel and the third track from his 1977 album The Stranger that became Joel 's first US Top 10 ( reaching # 3 ) and UK Top 20 single , as well as Joel 's first gold single in the US . Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song) . It is the lead single from his debut studio album , Doo-Wops & Hooligans ( 2010 ) . The debut single received positive reviews from critics , who considered it a stand-out track on Doo-Wops & Hooligans and praised The Smeezington 's production . Mars performed `` Just The Way You Are '' on The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour ( 2010 -- 2012 ) , on the Moonshine Jungle Tour ( 2013 -- 2014 ) and on the 24K Magic World Tour ( 2017-2018 ) .