How It's Done

"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.[2]

"How It's Done"
Single by Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma and Stefflon Don
from the album Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:02
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ilya
  • Rami Yacoub
  • Savan Kotecha (co.)
Kash Doll singles chronology
"Mobb'n"
(2019)		 "How It's Done"
(2019)		 "Wake Up"
(2020)
Kim Petras singles chronology
"Love Me Less"
(2019)		 "How It's Done"
(2019)		 "Click (No Boys Remix)"
(2019)
Alma singles chronology
"Bad as the Boys"
(2019)		 "How It's Done"
(2019)		 "Worst Behavior"
(2019)
Stefflon Don singles chronology
"Hit Me Up"
(2019)		 "How It's Done"
(2019)		 "The Reason Why"
(2019)
Charlie's Angels singles chronology
"Don't Call Me Angel"
(2019)		 "How It's Done"
(2019)		 "Pantera"
(2019)

Background

On October 11, 2019, American singer Ariana Grande revealed the tracklist of the upcoming Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on her Twitter.[3] "How It's Done" was made available for purchase upon pre-order.[4] Petras stated that she was thankful to be included on the soundtrack.[5]

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".[1] 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 – 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
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 11, 2019
Republic [8]
United Kingdom December 26, 2019 Adult contemporary radio [9]
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References
  1. D'Souza, Shaad (October 11, 2019). "Kim Petras, Kash Doll, ALMA and Stefflon Don link up on new song co-written by Ariana Grande". The Fader. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. Minsker, Evan (October 11, 2019). "Ariana Grande Details Charlie's Angels Soundtrack: Nicki Minaj, Chaka Khan, Normani, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. "👼🏼". Retrieved October 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. Navjosh (October 11, 2019). "Charlie's Angels Soundtrack Tracklist: Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Normani & More Featured". hiphop-n-more.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  5. "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 🖤". Retrieved October 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. Nied, Mike (October 11, 2019). "Ariana Grande Unveils The Stacked 'Charlie's Angels' Soundtrack Tracklist". Idolator. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  7. Roth, Madeline (2019-10-29). "Ariana Grande Just Shared A Sneak Peek For The Entire Charlies's Angels Soundrtack". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. "How It's Done (From "Charlie's Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)") / Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma, Stefflon Don". Tidal. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  9. "Radio 2 New Music Playlist". BBC. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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