Easy Tonight
| "Easy Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Five for Fighting | ||||
| from the album America Town | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2000 | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter | John Ondrasik | |||
| Producer | Gregg Wattenberg | |||
| Five for Fighting singles chronology | ||||
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"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
[edit]The music video was directed by Nancy Bardawil and produced by Michael Pierce. It premiered on MTV, VH1 and MTV2 in March 2002.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] | 71 |
| US Triple-A (Billboard)[6] | 21 |
Release history
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ↑ "Five for Fighting – Easy Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Five for Fighting – Easy Tonight". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Five for Fighting Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Five for Fighting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 54.
- ↑ "America's Best: 2001 – Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 45.
- ↑ "Upcoming New Releases". Hits. Vol. 14, no. 711. September 15, 2000. p. 57.
- ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1377. November 17, 2000. pp. 113, 117, 131.
- ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1379. December 1, 2000. pp. 79, 82.
- ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1442. March 1, 2002. p. 35.
- ↑ "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.
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