The Way It Is
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| "The Way It Is" | ||
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| Single by Bruce Hornsby and the Range | ||
| from the album The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album) | ||
| B-side(s) | The Red Plains | |
| Released | 1986 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:55 | |
| Label | RCA Records | |
| Writer(s) | Bruce Hornsby | |
| Producer(s) | Elliot Scheiner | |
| Bruce Hornsby and the Range singles chronology | ||
| "Every Little Kiss" (1986) |
"The Way It Is" (1986) |
"On the Western Skyline" (1986) |
"The Way It Is" is a hit song by Bruce Hornsby and the Range from their 1986 album The Way It Is. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. Written by Bruce Hornsby, it made explicit reference to the American Civil Rights Movement.
In 1996, "The Way It Is" was sampled in Tupac Shakur's hit song "Changes," which was released in 1998.
In the 1990s and 2000s, "The Way It Is" has been used as the theme music for Sean Hannity's popular syndicated radio talk show, although the song's message may be at odds with some elements of American conservatism (cf. "My City Was Gone"). The tune is used as the theme song to the BBC 1 daytime program City Hospital and was used as a background theme on several of the BBC sports programmes (most notably Match of the Day) around the time of the song's original release. The song was also featured in Australia as a background track during AFL Football telecasts in the 1990s.
| Preceded by "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 13, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles |
