The Way It Is (edited version)
~ Recording by Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 2.14 | The Way It Is | 4:01 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Cruise Control: The Very Best Drive Time Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | 82876624302 | ||
| 1.8 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The Power of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697223112 |
| 1.10 | The Way It Is | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The Ultimate 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697562282 |
| 1.27 | The Way It Is | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby | 80s 100 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | |
| 1.27 | The Way It Is (edited version) | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits of the ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 3.16 | The Way It Is | 4:00 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | American Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Cleveland International Records, EMI TV, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697721962 |
| 1.14 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Ich mag keine Hits der 80er, aber die finde ich gut! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 77129 2 |
| 1.4 | The Way It Is (edited version) | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | American Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | SONY BMG Catalog | ||
| 1.16 | The Way It Is (Edited version) | 4:04 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 40 Jahre Bayern 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 3.19 | The Way It Is | 4:06 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Die Hit-Giganten: Best of 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697942152 |
| 4.5 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | Pure… Singer/Songwriter | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music Catalog (a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, as well as its imprint) | 88697962902 | |
| 1.11 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Made in America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 4.17 | The Way It Is (edited version) | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Pure… Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88725449972 | |
| 1.11 | The Way It Is | 3:53 | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | Haynes Dad: Ultimate Guide to Rock MK II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88725422972 |
| 3.10 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Eddie Stobart Trucking Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music UK (~2002) | |
| 3.10 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Eddie Stobart Trucking Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88883718862 |
| 1.6 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | Pure… America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 88697906922 | |
| 3.5 | The Way It Is | 3:54 | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | The 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88883757432 |
| 1.11 | The Way It Is | 3:56 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Pure… Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Catalog (a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, as well as its imprint) | 88883750572 |
| 6.13 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100% grandi successi senza tempo | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.5 | The Way It Is | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 30 Stars: Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88843049892 |
| 1.12 | The Way It Is | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Pure… American Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88875006232 |
| 3.1 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Formel 80: 80 Perlen der 80er | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 88883738082 | |
| 2.14 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Ultimate 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875085602 |
| 2.13 | The Way It Is | 4:07 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits der 80er: The Sound of My Life | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875146422 |
| 1.11 | The Way It Is | 4:00 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Chartboxx: Pop Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sonocord | 304 016 9 |
| 2.14 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Ultimate 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | CDSM623 |
| 3.7 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Ultimate Drive | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875147902 |
| 5.10 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits: Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMGN 100 166 |
| 2.16 | The Way It Is | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | How It Works: The Dad: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ladybird (Ladybird Books Ltd), Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88985332052 |
| 2.16 | The Way It Is | 3:57 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | How It Works: The Dad: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.9 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The 80s Summer Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | CRIMCD588 |
| 1.49 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The 80s Summer Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.18 | The Way It Is | 3:54 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 80S XL | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88985346192 |
| 2.8 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits: Just Be Good to Me | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMGN 100 187 |
| 3.9 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | NOW That’s What I Call Driving Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CDNNNOW55 | |
| 1.12 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The 80s U.S. Playlist | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD598 |
| 2.10 | The Way It Is | 4:00 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The Classic 80s Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88985440422 |
| 2.6 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Classic 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88985448612 |
| 2.9 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits: The Best Eighties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMGN 100 204 |
| 1.13 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits: The Best Rock and Power Ballads Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMGN 100 205 |
| 1.10 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits: The Best Soft Rock Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMGN100220 |
| 3.15 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Ultimate… Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 19075820442 |
| 1.18 | The Way It Is | 3:58 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 100 Hits: The Best Rock Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMGN 100 217 |
| 4.19 | The Way It Is | 3:59 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Drivetime Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMGTV069 |
Relationships
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1986) |
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| recording of: | The Way It Is |
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Related works
The Way It Is
| lyricist and composer: | B.R. Hornsby |
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| publisher: | BMG Music Ltd. Bob‐a‐Lew Songs (ASCAP) Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) Zappo Music (from 1986 to present) |
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| sub-publisher: | ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) |
| later parody versions: | The Atheists The Way It Is (Community, "Advanced Criminal Law") The Way My Dick Is |
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| is the basis for: | The Way It Is (Chameleon dance version) |
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