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"That's the Way It Is" is a hit single by British pop duo Mel and Kim that was featured on the soundtrack album of Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW). The single peaked at #10 in the UK, becoming their fourth consecutive top 10 hit.[2]

"That's the Way It Is"
Single by Mel and Kim
from the album Coming to America soundtrack
B-side"You Changed My Life"
Released15 February 1988[1]
RecordedOctober 1987–January 1988
GenreDance-pop
Length3:25
LabelSupreme Records, PolyGram
Songwriter(s)Mike Stock (musician), Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Mel and Kim singles chronology
"F.L.M."
(1987)		 "That's the Way It Is"
(1988)
Music video
"That's the Way It Is" on YouTube

By the time of the single's release, Melanie Appleby had been diagnosed with cancer and had withdrawn from the public eye in mid-1987. Appleby discharged herself from hospital to record the vocals for the track, with the singer keen for a return to normality and the distraction of a creative outlet after months of rigorous treatment.[3]

The sisters made Mel's illness public at the time of the release of this single, and both appeared on the Wogan show in April 1988 while Mel was still undergoing treatment, as part of European Cancer Week.[citation needed]

The B-side of the single was a new song, "You Changed My Life", which was the first song on which the sisters had a co-writer credit. Written by the siblings during Mel's treatment, the pair submitted it to SAW as a potential single.[3]

"That's the Way It Is" was not included on the group's debut album, F.L.M.. It has been included on later compilation albums of the duo, along with "You Changed My Life", with both tracks appearing on the 2010 deluxe edition re-issue of F.L.M.[citation needed]

Due to Mel's illness, the sisters did not appear in the promotional videoclip for the song. Instead, it featured a team of dancers in a studio, much like the video clip of their previous single. A second music video for the song was also released. combining footage of the dancers from the first video for the song with footage from the sisters' earlier music videos and a live performance of "F.L.M.".[citation needed]

It would be the last release by the duo, as they disappeared from the public eye again while Mel Appleby continued her cancer treatment. She succumbed to pneumonia in January 1990, her immune system weakened by chemotherapy. Some of the songs she co-wrote with Kim Appleby during the last two years of her life were later released on Kim's debut solo album, released in late 1990.[citation needed]


Chart position



Weekly charts


Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[4][5] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 4
Denmark (IFPI)[7] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 4
France (SNEP)[9] 36
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 10

Year-end charts


Chart (1988) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 68
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 85
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 71

UK releases


7" (SUPE 117)
  1. "That's the Way It Is" 3:25
  2. "You Changed My Life" 3:21
12" (SUPE T 117 / RCA PT 41832)
  1. "That's the Way It Is" (12"/Club mix) 6:47
  2. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" (US remix) 5:57
  3. "You Changed My Life" 3:21
12" picture disc (SUPE TP 117)
  1. "That's the Way It Is" (12"/Club mix) 6:47
  2. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" (US remix) 5:57
  3. "You Changed My Life" 3:21
12" remix (SUPE TX 117)
  1. "That's the Way It Is" (House remix/Special mix) 6:42
  2. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" (US remix) 5:57
  3. "You Changed My Life" 3:21
12" remix (SUPE TZ 117)
  1. "That's the Way It Is" (Acid House mix) 7:38
  2. "That's the Way It Is" (Acid dub)
  3. "You Changed My Life" 3:21
CD single (SUPCD 117)
  1. "That's the Way It Is" (12"/Club mix) 6:47
  2. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" (US mix) 5:57
  3. "You Changed My Life" 3:21

Official mixes



References


  1. "Index: Releases". Record Mirror. 6 February 1988. p. 10.
  2. "Official Charts > Mel and Kim". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 32: That's The Way It Is to Cross My Broken Heart on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. "Australian Top 50 Singles Chart Week Ending 1st May, 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 26 September 2017 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The Australian Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 197. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Mel & Kim – That's the Way It Is" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. Danish Singles Chart 1 April 1988
  8. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Mel & Kim". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 168. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. "Mel & Kim – That's the Way It Is" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. "Mel & Kim – That's the Way It Is" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mel & Kim". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. "Mel & Kim – That's the Way It Is" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  14. "Mel & Kim – That's the Way It Is". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  15. "Mel & Kim – That's the Way It Is". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  17. "Jaaroverzichten 1988". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  18. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  19. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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