That's the Way It Is (song)

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“That's The Way It Is”
“That's The Way It Is” cover
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 (Album/Single Version)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson
Producer Max Martin, Kristian Lundin
Certification Platinum (Sweden)
Gold (Australia, Belgium, Germany)
Silver (France)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Dans un autre monde"
(1999)		 "That's the Way It Is"
(1999)		 "Then You Look at Me"
(1999)
Alternate cover
Alternate cover

"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.

"That's the Way It Is" was written and produced by a team under the direction of Swedish producers Max Martin and Kristian Lundin, who have worked with artists such as 'N Sync and Backstreet Boys.[1] Céline Dion sang it live with 'N Sync, during her CBS TV 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.

Dion in the "That's the Way It Is" music video (1999).
Dion in the "That's the Way It Is" music video (1999).

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.

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

The song spent eight weeks at #1 on the United World Chart. It was also #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts in the United States (one week) and Canada. "That's the Way It Is" reached top twenty elsewhere. It was Dion'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 nine 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). It sold 88,100 copies in the United Kingdom and 58,000 in the U.S.

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.

Contents

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-track CD-single - (UK, EU, AU, JP)

  1. "That's the Way It Is" – 4:01
  2. "I Met an Angel (On Christmas Day)" – 3:20

3-track CD-single - (UK, EU, AU)

  1. "That's the Way It Is" – 4:01
  2. "I Met an Angel (On Christmas Day)" – 3:20
  3. "My Heart Will Go On" (live) – 5:23

3-track CD-single - (UK)

  1. "That's the Way It Is" (album version) – 4:01
  2. "That's the Way It Is" (Metro club remix) – 5:28
  3. "Another Year Has Gone By" – 3:24

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

  1. "That's the Way It Is" (album version) – 4:01
  2. "That's the Way It Is" (Metro club remix) – 5:28
  3. "I Want You to Need Me" (Thunderpuss radio mix) – 4:32
  4. "I Want You to Need Me" (Thunderpuss club mix) – 8:10

[edit] Official versions

  1. "That's the Way It Is" (Metro mix edit) – 3:12
  2. "That's the Way It Is" (Metro mix) – 3:20
  3. "That's the Way It Is" (Metro club remix) – 5:28
  4. "That's the Way It Is" (album version) – 4:01

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Argentinian Airplay Chart 17
Austrian Singles Chart 8
Australian Singles Chart 14
Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart 7
Belgian Wallonie Airplay Chart 2
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 17
Belgian Flanders Airplay Chart 2
Canadian Singles Chart 13
Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart 1
Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 4
Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart 7
Dutch Top 40 Chart 7
Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart 8
European Singles Chart 2
Finnish Singles Chart 4
French Singles Chart 6
German Singles Chart 8
Irish Singles Chart 12
Italian Singles Chart 3
Chart (1999) Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart 7
Norwegian Singles Chart 3
Norwegian Airplay Chart 2
Polish Radio 3 Chart 25
Spanish Singles Chart 7
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart 12
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
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 7
World Singles Chart 1

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Céline Dion

[edit] References

Preceded by
"Waiting for Tonight" by Jennifer Lopez		 United World Chart number one single
January 1, 2000 – February 19, 2000		 Succeeded by
"Born to Make You Happy" by Britney Spears
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