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"It Doesn't Have to Be this Way" is a single released by British band The Blow Monkeys in early 1987. It is one of the band's best known singles, and hit the top 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in the 1987 comedy film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.

Not to be confused with It Doesn't Have to Be That Way.
"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way"
Single by The Blow Monkeys
from the album She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter
Released1987
Recorded1986
Length4:00
LabelRCA/Ariola
Songwriter(s)Dr. Robert
Producer(s)Michael Baker
for Simple Simon Inc.
with help from
The Axeman
The Blow Monkeys singles chronology
"Don't Be Scared"
(1986)		 "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way"
(1987)		 "Out with Her"
(1987)

Chart performance


Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 82
Canada (RPM) 92
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts) 18
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) 6
Italy 44
Netherlands 30
New Zealand 6
South Africa (Springbok) 8
Spain (AFYVE)[1] 7
UK Singles Chart 5

Year-end charts


Chart (1987) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 26

References


  1. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  2. "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2021.


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