That's the Way It Is

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"That's the Way It Is"

Single by Céline Dion
from the album All the Way... A Decade of Song
Released	November 1, 1999
Format	CD single, 12" single
Recorded	Paradise Sounds, Cheiron Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	4:01
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson
Producer(s)	Max Martin, Kristian Lundin
Certification	Platinum (Sweden) Gold (Australia, Belgium, Germany) Silver (France)
Chart positions
#1 (World) #2 (Europe, Sweden) #3 (Italy, Norway) #4 (Finland) #5 (Switzerland) #6 (France, United States) #7 (Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain) #8 (Austria, Germany) #12 (Ireland, United Kingdom) #13 (Canada) #14 (Australia) #17 (Argentina)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Dans un Autre Monde" (Live) (1999)	"That's the Way It Is" (1999)	"Then You Look at Me" (1999)

"That's the Way It Is" is a hit single from Céline Dion's All the Way... A Decade of Song album, released on November 1, 1999.

1 Song information
2 Formats and track listings
3 Charts
4 References

[edit] Song information

"That's the Way It Is" was written and produced by a team who worked with Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys at that time. Céline sang it live with 'N Sync, during her CBS Special (1999). She also performed it at the end of her Let's Talk About Love Tour. Dion promoted the song during various TV shows, including the 1999 Billboard Music Awards. She also sang it in 2002 on different occasions.

Album version of this song was included later on The Collector's Series Volume One compilation. Several club remixes were created by the Metro. Some pressings of the single included the song "I Met An Angel (On Christmas Day)," a non-album track.

Céline's music video for "That's the Way It Is" (1999).

"That's the Way It Is" music video directed by Liz Friedlander, premiered on VH1 on November 8, 1999. It was nominated for MuchMusic Video Award. The video was included on Céline's All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video DVD.

The song spent 8 weeks at #1 on the United World Chart. It was also #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts in the U.S. and Canada. "That's the Way It Is" reached top 20 elsewhere. It was Céline's first airplay-only single that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6 (#2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay). The commercial single was released 9 months later as a double A-side with "I Want You to Need Me" (#62 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales).

"That's the Way It Is" was very successful, being certified platinum in Sweden (20,000), gold in Australia (35,000), Belgium (25,000), Germany (250,000), and silver in France (157,000).

According to Billboard, "That's the Way It Is" received the "BDS Certified Spin Award - 500,000 Spins" in August 2006. Since the song was released in November 1999, it has cycled 500,000 times on almost 1400 radio stations across Canada and the U.S.

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-Track CD-Single - (UK, EU, AU, JP)

"That's the Way It Is" 4:01
"I Met An Angel (On Christmas Day)" 3:20

3-Track CD-Single - (UK, EU, AU)

"That's the Way It Is" 4:01
"I Met An Angel (On Christmas Day)" 3:20
"My Heart Will Go On" (Live) 5:23

3-track CD-Single - (UK)

"That's the Way It Is" 4:01
"That's the Way It Is" (Metro Club Remix) 5:28
"Another Year Has Gone By" 3:24

4-track CD-Single - (U.S.)

"That's the Way It Is" 4:01
"That's the Way It Is" (Metro Club Remix) 5:28
"I Want You to Need Me" (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) 4:32
"I Want You to Need Me" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) 8:10

Promotional 4-track 12" Single - (EU)

"That's the Way It Is" 4:01
"That's the Way It Is" (Metro Mix Edit) 3:12
"That's the Way It Is" (Metro Mix) 3:20
"That's the Way It Is" (Metro Club Remix) 5:28

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	3
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	7
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay	17
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay	19
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	40
Canadian Singles Chart	13
Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart	1
United World Singles Chart	1
European Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Italian Singles Chart	3

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Norwegian Singles Chart	3
Finnish Singles Chart	4
Swiss Singles Chart	5
French Singles Chart	6
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonie)	7
Dutch Singles Chart	7
New Zealand Singles Chart	7
Spanish Singles Chart	7
Austrian Singles Chart	8
German Singles Chart	8
Irish Singles Chart	12
UK Singles Chart	12
Australian Singles Chart	14
Argentinian Airplay Chart	17
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)	17