An Easier Affair

"An Easier Affair"
Single by George Michael
from the album Twenty Five
Released	3 July 2006 (2006-07-03) [1]
Length	4:37
Label	Sony BMG Aegean
Songwriter(s)	George Michael Ruadhri Cushnan Kevin Ambrose Niall Flynn
Producer(s)	George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"John and Elvis Are Dead" (2005) "An Easier Affair" (2006) "This Is Not Real Love" (2006)
Music video
"An Easier Affair" on YouTube

"An Easier Affair" is a song by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released as the first single from his second greatest hits album, Twenty Five . The song was released on 3 July 2006 and peaked at number one in Italy and Hungary, selling 10,000 units in Italy. ^[2] In the United Kingdom, it reached number 13. The music video was directed by Jake Nava.

Track listing

CD single and digital single

1. "An Easier Affair" – 4:36
2. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (performed at "Pavarotti and Friends") – 4:27

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [3] 36 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 58 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [5] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [6] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten) [7] 6 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [8] 14 France (SNEP) [9] 87 Germany (GfK) [10] 44 Greece (IFPI) [11] 11 Hungary (Single Top 40) [12] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [13] 30 Ireland (IRMA) [14] 20 Italy (FIMI) [15] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [16] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 37 Scotland (OCC) [18] 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 28 UK Singles (OCC) [21] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Italy (FIMI) [22] 14

See also

• List of number-one hits of 2006 (Italy)

References

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8. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 118, no. 29. 22 July 2006. p. 63. Retrieved 22 July 2006.
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14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – An Easier Affair". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 July 2006.
15. "George Michael – An Easier Affair". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 July 2006.
16. "Tipparade-lijst van week 30, 2006" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 21 March 2023.
17. "George Michael – An Easier Affair" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 July 2006.
18. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
19. "George Michael – An Easier Affair". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
20. "George Michael – An Easier Affair". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 July 2006.
21. "George Michael: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
22. "Musica: Classifiche Annunali 2006 FIMI-AC Nielsen" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2021.Click on Scarica l'allegato.