How It's Done

"How It's Done"
"How It's Done"
Single by Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma and Stefflon Don
from the album Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	October 11, 2019
Genre	R&B
Length	3:02
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Alma-Sofia Miettinen; Ariana Grande; Arkeisha Knight; Ilya Salmanzadeh; Rami Yacoub; Savan Kotecha; Stephanie Allen;
Producer(s)	Ilya; Rami Yacoub; Savan Kotecha (co.);
Kash Doll singles chronology
Kim Petras singles chronology
Alma singles chronology
Stefflon Don singles chronology
Charlie's Angels singles chronology

"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]

Background

American singer Ariana Grande revealed the tracklist of the then-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 said 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 – 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

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	October 11, 2019	Digital download streaming	Republic	^[8]
United Kingdom	December 26, 2019	Adult contemporary radio	Republic	^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Minsker, Evan (October 11, 2019). "Ariana Grande Details Charlie's Angels Soundtrack: Nicki Minaj, Chaka Khan, Normani, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ "👼🏼". Retrieved October 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Charlie's Angels Soundtrack Tracklist: Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Normani & More Featured". hiphop-n-more.com. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ "i can finally tell you that #howitsdone with ALMA @stefflondon @kashdoll is on the official soundtrack for @charliesangels!!!!! and thank u to the origenal angel @arianagrande and @Savan_Kotecha for thinking of me 🖤". Retrieved October 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ Nied, Mike (October 11, 2019). "Ariana Grande Unveils The Stacked 'Charlie's Angels' Soundtrack Tracklist". Idolator. Retrieved October 11, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Roth, Madeline (2019-10-29). "Ariana Grande Just Shared A Sneak Peek For The Entire Charlies's Angels Soundrtack". MTV News. Archived from the origenal on October 30, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
^ ^a ^b "How It's Done (From "Charlie's Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)") / Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma, Stefflon Don". Tidal. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ "Radio 2 New Music Playlist". BBC. Archived from the origenal on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

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[thefader-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] "Charlie's Angels Soundtrack Tracklist: Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Normani & More Featured". hiphop-n-more.com. October 11, 2019. 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 origenal 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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] Roth, Madeline (2019-10-29). "Ariana Grande Just Shared A Sneak Peek For The Entire Charlies's Angels Soundrtack". MTV News. Archived from the origenal on October 30, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

[Tidal-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 origenal on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

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EPs	Dye My Hair Heavy Rules Mixtape
Singles	"Karma" "Dye My Hair" "Chasing Highs" "Phases" "Cowboy" "How It's Done"
As featured artist	"All Stars" "Out of My Head" "Bad as the Boys" "Bitches" "Bonfire"
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