The Way It Is

Summary

The Way It Is is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Way It Is's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• The Way It Is's instance of is recorded as song^[4].
• The Way It Is's composer is recorded as Bruce Hornsby^[5].
• The Way It Is's genre is soft rock^[6].
• The Way It Is followed Every Little Kiss^[7].
• The Way It Is was produced by Bruce Hornsby^[8].
• The Way It Is was performed by Bruce Hornsby^[9].
• The Way It Is's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[10].
• The Way It Is is part of The Way It Is^[11].
• The Way It Is's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• The Way It Is was distributed by music streaming^[13].
• The Way It Is's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• The Way It Is was released on September 1986^[15].
• The Way It Is's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Way It Is'}^[16].
• The Way It Is's different from is recorded as That's Just the Way It Is^[17].
• The Way It Is's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+295'}^[18].

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: Song^[19]

• Genre(s): rock, soft rock^[20]

• Community tags: rock, soft rock^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: a7e6fea4-e0dd-48f5-b2fd-b2e160268499^[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Way It Is was Bruce Hornsby^[9]. It was produced by Bruce Hornsby^[8].

Publication

The Way It Is was published on September 1986^[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is soft rock^[6]. It is part of it^[11]. It was distributed by music streaming^[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Way It Is followed Every Little Kiss^[7].

Why It Matters

The Way It Is ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]