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.

Background
American singer Ariana Grande revealed the tracklist of the then-upcoming Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on her Twitter. "How It's Done" was made available for purchase upon pre-order. Petras said that she was thankful to be included on the soundtrack.

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". Mike Nied at Idolator thought the track was "a predictably catchy anthem". MTV News described the song as "party-starting posse cut".

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal:


 * 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