"How It's Got to Be" is a song by German recording artist Jeanette. Built around Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Act 2, Scene 10: Moderato" from his ballet Swan Lake (1875–76), it was written by Biedermann and Kristina Bach and produced by Cobra for her second studio album Delicious (2001). Released as the album's first single, it peaked at number seven on the German Singles Chart, reaching gold status. In addition, it peaked at number 22 in Austria and Switzerland, respectively.

"How It's Got to Be"
Single by Jeanette
from the album Delicious
ReleasedOctober 1, 2001
Genre
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cobra
Jeanette singles chronology
"Will You Be There"
(2001)
"How It's Got to Be"
(2001)
"No More Tears"
(2002)

Formats and track listings

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Maxi single[1]
No.TitleLength
1."How It's Got to Be" (Radio Edit)3:13
2."No Style!" (Radio Edit)3:39
3."How It's Got to Be" (Phil Fuldner Mix)3:24
4."No Style!" (Dance Radio Edit)3:38

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[5] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jeanette – How It's Got to Be". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Jeanette – How It's Got to Be" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeanette – How It's Got to Be" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (2001)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jeanette; 'How It's Got to Be')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.