B-side "New King"
"LP Medley" Recorded 1990 Length 4:06 | Released 1990 Genre Soft rock | |
Format CD single, CD maxi
7" single, 12" maxi | ||
"Just the Way It Is, Baby" is a song recorded by American pop rock duo The Rembrandts. Released in 1990 under the Atco Records label, it was the first single from their debut album The Rembrandts. It first appeared on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart in 1990, then became a top ten hit one year later in France, where it remained charted for 16 weeks, and Austria. It was a moderate hit in other European countries and Australia. The song is generally deemed as the band's first big hit.
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Song meaning
The song is sung in a first-person narrative about a man's relationship with a woman who does not reciprocate his inherent feelings, and regards their sexual encounter is nothing more than casual. The song's title reflects the woman's response to the man's unspoken questions. Later in the song, the woman realizes her mistake and returns to him, trying to mend fences, only to find that the man has moved on and has no feelings left for her, turning on her with her own words.
Track listings
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" – 4:06
- "LP Medley" – 7:50
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" – 4:06
- "LP Medley" – 7:50
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" (acoustic version) – 4:12
- "Just the Way It Is, Baby" – 4:06
- "New King" – 2:42
Cover Versions
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.