Just the Way It Is, Baby
Appearance
"Just the Way It Is, Baby" | ||||
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Single by the Rembrandts | ||||
from the album the Rembrandts | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 1990 | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Atco | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | The Rembrandts | |||
The Rembrandts singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Just the Way It Is, Baby" on YouTube |
"Just the Way It Is, Baby" is a song by American alternative rock duo the Rembrandts. Released in 1990 on the Atco Records label, it served as the debut single from their first album, The Rembrandts. It first appeared on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990, then became a top-10 hit one year later in France, where it remained on the country's chart for 16 weeks, and in Austria and Germany. It was a moderate hit in other European countries, Australia, and Canada.
Track listings
[edit]7-inch single
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" – 4:06
- "New King" – 2:42
CD single and 12-inch maxi
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" – 4:06
- "LP Medley" – 7:50
CD maxi
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" – 4:06
- "LP Medley" – 7:50
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" (acoustic version) – 4:12
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Cover versions
[edit]This song was covered by the South African band Little Sister under a slightly altered title "That's Just the Way It Is" on their album More Than Meets the Eye.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Rembrandts – Just the Way It Is, Baby". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Rembrandts – Just the Way It Is, Baby" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1510." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1535." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 25. June 22, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Rembrandts – Just the Way It Is, Baby" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Rembrandts – Just the Way It Is, Baby" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Rembrandts – Just the Way It Is, Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Rembrandts – Just the Way It Is, Baby". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. April 27, 1991. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. May 18, 1991. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. January 12, 1991. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ The South African Rock Encyclopedia www.rock.co.za (Retrieved February 16, 2012)