It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
| "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Blow Monkeys | ||||
| from the album She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | RCA/Ariola | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dr. Robert | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Baker for Simple Simon Inc. with help from The Axeman | |||
| The Blow Monkeys singles chronology | ||||
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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.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 82 |
| Canada (RPM)[1] | 92 |
| Finland (The Official Finnish Charts) | 18 |
| Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) | 6 |
| Italy | 44 |
| Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[2] | 10 |
| Netherlands[3] | 30 |
| New Zealand[4] | 6 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[5] | 8 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[6] | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 26 |
References
- ^ https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0826&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.0826.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0826
- ^ "European Playlist Reports: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 11. 21 March 1987. p. 18.
- ^ https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Blow+Monkeys&titel=It+Doesn%27t+Have+To+Be+This+Way&cat=s
- ^ https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Blow+Monkeys&titel=It+Doesn%27t+Have+To+Be+This+Way&cat=s
- ^ http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
