That's the Way It Is

song written and compsoed by Max Martin, Kristian Lundin and Andreas Carlsson, originally recorded by Céline Dion and released in 1999
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2575572
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That's the Way It Is

Summary

That's the Way It Is is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • That's the Way It Is's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • That's the Way It Is's genre is pop music[4].
  • That's the Way It Is followed Dans un autre monde[5].
  • That's the Way It Is was followed by Then You Look at Me[6].
  • That's the Way It Is was produced by Max Martin[7].
  • That's the Way It Is was performed by Céline Dion[8].
  • That's the Way It Is's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[9].
  • That's the Way It Is's record label is recorded as Epic Records[10].
  • That's the Way It Is is part of All The Way… A Decade of Song[11].
  • That's the Way It Is's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • That's the Way It Is was distributed by CD single[13].
  • That's the Way It Is was released on November 1, 1999[14].
  • That's the Way It Is's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "That's the Way It Is"}[15].
  • That's the Way It Is's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[17]

  • First release date: 1999-11-01[18]

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop, synth-pop[19]

  • Community tags: adult contemporary, electronic, pop, synth-pop[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 00706326-11d5-3c4b-8633-8fe8449a5764[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on That's the Way It Is was Céline Dion[8]. It was produced by Max Martin[7].

Publication

That's the Way It Is was published on November 1, 1999[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is pop music[4]. It is part of All The Way… A Decade of Song[11]. It was distributed by CD single[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

That's the Way It Is followed Dans un autre monde[5]. It was followed by Then You Look at Me[6].

Why It Matters

That's the Way It Is ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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