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Easy Tonight

"Easy Tonight" is a song by American singer-songwriter Five for Fighting. It was released as his debut single in September 2000, serving as the lead single from his second album, America Town. It was re-released in March 2002 after the success of the album's second single, "Superman ". The song topped the US Billboard Triple-A chart in January 2001 and also charted in the Netherlands and New Zealand, entering the top 20 in the latter country.

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"Easy Tonight"
Single by Five for Fighting
from the album America Town
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2000 (2000-09-18)
Length4:08
Label
SongwriterJohn Ondrasik
ProducerGregg Wattenberg
Five for Fighting singles chronology
"Easy Tonight"
(2000) 		"Superman (It's Not Easy)"
(2001)
"Superman (It's Not Easy)"
(2001)
"Easy Tonight"
(2002)
"America Town"
(2002)

"Easy Tonight" is a song by American singer-songwriter Five for Fighting. It was released as his debut single in September 2000, serving as the lead single from his second album, America Town. It was re-released in March 2002 after the success of the album's second single, "Superman (It's Not Easy)". The song topped the US Billboard Triple-A chart in January 2001 and also charted in the Netherlands and New Zealand, entering the top 20 in the latter country.

Music video

The music video was directed by Nancy Bardawil and produced by Michael Pierce. It premiered on MTV, VH1 and MTV2 in March 2002.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Easy Tonight"
Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)1 88
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)2 20
US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)3 1
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)4 18

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Easy Tonight"
Chart (2001) Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)5 71
US Triple-A (Billboard)6 21

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 18, 2000 Rock radio
7
November 21, 2000
8
December 4, 2000
9
United States (re-release) March 4, 2002 Hot adult contemporary radio 10
Australia July 29, 2002 CD 11
References

References

  1. "Five for Fighting – Easy Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  2. "Five for Fighting – Easy Tonight". Top 40 Singles.
  3. "Five for Fighting Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. "Five for Fighting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  5. "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 54.
  6. "America's Best: 2001 – Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 45.
  7. "Upcoming New Releases". Hits. Vol. 14, no. 711. September 15, 2000. p. 57.
  8. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1377. November 17, 2000. pp. 113, 117, 131.
  9. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1379. December 1, 2000. pp. 79, 82.
  10. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1442. March 1, 2002. p. 35.
  11. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29nd July 2002" (PDF). ARIA. July 29, 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2025.