That's the Way It Is (song)

Infobox Single
Name = That's The Way It Is


Artist = Céline Dion
from Album = All the Way… A Decade of Song
Released = Start date|1999|11|1
Format = CD single, 12" single
Recorded = Paradise Sounds, Cheiron Studios
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:01 (album/single version)
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer = Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson
Producer = Max Martin, Kristian Lundin
Certification = Platinum (Sweden)
Gold (Australia, Belgium, Germany)
Silver (France)
Last single = "Dans un autre monde"
(1999)
This single = "That's the Way It Is"
(1999)
Next single = "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. [cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing| year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-7407-5559-5]

"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. [ [http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=14&song_id=10 Céline Dion ] ] 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.

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 8 weeks at number 1 on the United World Chart. It was also number 1 on the Adult Contemporary charts in the United States (1 week) and Canada. "That's the Way It Is" reached top 20 elsewhere. It was Dion's first airplay-only single that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 6 (number 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" (number 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.

In 2008, Japanese singer Melody covered "That's the Way It Is" on her single "Haruka遼花~はるか~."

Formats and track listings

European/UK/Australian/Japanese CD single
#"That's the Way It Is" – 4:01
#"I Met an Angel (On Christmas Day)" – 3:20

South Korean CD single
#"That's the Way It Is" – 4:01
#"I want you to need me" – 4:36

European/UK/Australian CD maxi single
#"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

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

U.S. CD maxi single
#"That's the Way It Is" (album version) – 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

Official versions

#"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
#"That's the Way It Is" (album version) – 4:01

Charts

References