Way It Is

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"Way It Is"
Song by Justin Bieber and Gunna
from the album Swag
ReleasedJuly 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)
GenreR&B
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lang
  • Wiggins

"Way It Is" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber and American rapper Gunna. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and ILH Productions as the seventh track from Bieber's seventh studio album, Swag, on July 11, 2025. The two artists wrote the song with producers Carter Lang and Dylan Wiggins, alongside Eddie Benjamin, Tobias Jesso Jr., Daniel Chetrit, and Jackson Morgan.

Composition and critical reception

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Lyndsey Havens of Billboard ranked "Way It Is" fifteenth among the album's tracks, describing it as "one of the most straightforward R&Bieber tracks on the album, offering a reminder that despite some of the more experimental swings he takes throughout Swag he's still the same artist his fans have loved all this time", while "Gunna's verse, though brief, fits in seamlessly thanks to Bieber harmonizing just below his vocals, as if he was too into the track to step away even for a moment".[1] Gunna was also praised for his versatility as an artist due to him "delivering a melodic verse that perfectly captures the laid-back vibe of the song and strongly plays off Bieber's vocals", but Bieber's chorus was criticized because it does not doesn't quite "hook you" but "does an admirable job in trying".[2] The song was also likened to "Hours in Silence" by rappers Drake and 21 Savage from their collaborative studio album, Her Loss (2022), with Bieber's vocals also being compared to Drake and his chemistry with Gunna being "unexpectedly well".[3][4]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Way It Is"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 43
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 33
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 38
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 34
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[10] 87
Norway (IFPI Norge)[11] 99
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 7

References

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  1. ^ Havens, Lyndsey (July 11, 2025). "Justin Bieber's Swag: All 21 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  2. ^ Millman, Ethan (July 11, 2025). "Justin Bieber's Swag: 7 Takeaways From the Album". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Kiana (July 12, 2025). "SWAG Is Justin Bieber's Identity Crisis: Review". Consequence. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (July 11, 2025). "Justin Bieber: Swag review – inane lyrics undermine a gorgeously produced R&B passion project". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Justin Bieber Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 28, 2025". Hitlisten. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "Justin Bieber Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: July 18th, 2025 - July 24th, 2025". TurnTable. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "Singel 2025 uke 29". IFPI Norge. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  12. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 29, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "Justin Bieber Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  14. ^ "Justin Bieber Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2025.