How It's Done Explained
"How It's Done" is a song by American rapper Kash Doll, German singer Kim Petras, Finnish singer Alma and British rapper Stefflon Don. It was released on October 11, 2019, by Republic Records, as the second single from the soundtrack to the film Charlie's Angels, based on the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts.[1]
Background
American singer Ariana Grande revealed the tracklist of the then-upcoming on her Twitter.[2] "How It's Done" was made available for purchase upon pre-order.[3] Petras said that she was thankful to be included on the soundtrack.[4]
Critical reception
Shaad D'Souza of The Fader described the song as "an upbeat, vintage-sounding R&B track" and pointed out that it "showcases a new style for all four artists".[5] Mike Nied at Idolator thought the track was "a predictably catchy anthem".[6] MTV News described the song as "party-starting posse cut".[7]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal:[8]
- Alma – vocals, songwriting
- Kim Petras – vocals
- Stefflon Don – vocals, songwriting
- Kash Doll – vocals, songwriting
- Ariana Grande – vocals, songwriting
- Ilya – production, songwriting, programming, backing vocals, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion
- Savan Kotecha – songwriting, co-production
- Rami Yacoub – songwriting, production, programming, backing vocals, bass, horn arrangement, keyboards, percussion, string arrangement
- Michael Engström – bass
- Wojtek Goral – saxophone
- David Bukovinszky – cello
- Mattias Bylund – editing, record engineering, horn, horn arrangement, strings, string arrangement, synthesizing
- Cory Bice – record engineering
- Jeremy Lertola – record engineering
- Sam Holland – record engineering
- John Hanes – mixing engineering
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Wojtek Goral – saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Tomas Jonsson – tenor saxophone
- Peter Noos Johansson – trombone
- Janne Bjerger – trumpet
- Magnus Johansson – trumpet
- Mattias Johansson – violin
- Aaron Joseph – vocal engineering, vocal production
- Kalle Keskikuru – vocal engineering
- Parker Ament – vocal engineering
- Rymez – vocal engineering
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: Ariana Grande Details Charlie's Angels Soundtrack: Nicki Minaj, Chaka Khan, Normani, More. Minsker. Evan. Pitchfork. October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019.
- Web site: https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1182506977697652736. Twitter. October 11, 2019.
- Web site: Charlie's Angels Soundtrack Tracklist: Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Normani & More Featured. hiphop-n-more.com. October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019.
- Web site: i can finally tell you that #howitsdone with ALMA @stefflondon @kashdoll is on the official soundtrack for @charliesangels!!!!! and thank u to the original angel @arianagrande and @Savan_Kotecha for thinking of me . Twitter. October 11, 2019.
- Web site: Kim Petras, Kash Doll, ALMA and Stefflon Don link up on new song co-written by Ariana Grande. D'Souza. Shaad. The Fader. October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019.
- Web site: Ariana Grande Unveils The Stacked 'Charlie's Angels' Soundtrack Tracklist. Nied. Mike. Idolator. October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019.
- Web site: Roth . Madeline . Ariana Grande Just Shared A Sneak Peek For The Entire Charlies's Angels Soundrtack . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030120234/http://www.mtv.com/news/3144235/ariana-grande-charlies-angels-soundtrack-sneak-peek-video/ . dead . October 30, 2019 . MTV News . 2020-04-09 . 2019-10-29.
- Web site: How It's Done (From "Charlie's Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)") / Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma, Stefflon Don. Tidal. October 11, 2019.
- Web site: Radio 2 New Music Playlist. https://web.archive.org/web/20191226175958/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist. dead. December 26, 2019. BBC. December 26, 2019.
