"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.

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 82
Canada (RPM) [1] 92
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts) 18
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) 6
Italy 44
Netherlands [2] 30
New Zealand [3] 6
South Africa (Springbok) [4] 8
Spain (AFYVE)[1] 7
UK Singles Chart 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 26

References

  1. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  2. ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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