| "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That" | |
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| Single by Fra Lippo Lippi | |
| from the album Songs | |
| A-side | "The Distance Between Us" |
| B-side | "Say Something" "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That" (original version) |
| Released | 1986 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Genre | New wave |
| Length | 3:33 |
| Label | Virgin Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Rune Kristoffersen, Øyvind Kvalnes |
| Producer(s) | Dave Allen |
"Shouldn't Have to Be Like That" is a song by Norwegian new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi, first released in 1985 on their third studio album Songs, on the band's own label, Easter Productions. The song was remixed for the 1986 international reissue of the album on Virgin Records. It was released in 1986 as a double A-side single with "The Distance Between Us". The single charted in several countries across Europe, including their homeland of Norway where it was most successful, peaking at No. 4.