How It's Got to Be

Not to be confused with How It's Gotta Be.

"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 both Austria and Switzerland.

"How It's Got to Be"
Single by Jeanette
from the album Delicious
Released	1 October 2001
Length	3:19
Label	Polydor Universal
Songwriter(s)	Jeanette Biedermann Wonderbra
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

Maxi single^[1]

No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 22 Germany (GfK)[3] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 22

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Germany (Media Control)[4] 65

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[5]	Gold	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.