Easier to Walk Away

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"Easier to Walk Away"
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Single by Elton John
from the album The Very Best of Elton John and To Be Continued...
B-side
  • "I Swear I Heard the Night Talking"
  • "Made for Me"
Released26 November 1990 (1990-11-26)
Length4:22
Label Rocket
Songwriter(s) Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s) Don Was [1]
Elton John singles chronology
"You Gotta Love Someone"
(1990)		"Easier to Walk Away"
(1990)		"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1991)

"Easier to Walk Away" is a song written by the British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, performed by John. It is the second and final single released from the Rocket Record Company 2-CD retrospective The Very Best of Elton John , issued largely in overseas markets excluding the United States, where the more expansive box set To Be Continued... was issued. The song peaked at number 63 in the United Kingdom and entered the top 20 in Austria and France. A music video was made to promote the song composed of some John's videos from 1978 to 1990 and some stock footage from various decades.

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Release

"Easier to Walk Away" peaked at No. 63 in the UK, [2] No. 57 in Australia, [3] No. 59 in Canada, [4] No. 51 in Germany [5] and No. 71 in the Netherlands. [6] It had better success in Austria and France, peaking at No. 23 and No. 20, respectively. [7] [8]

Music video

The entire music video was shot in black and white. It shows John in various activities he was involved like attending Watford F.C. games and having fun backstage and various historical events in history. [9]

It is also comprised some Elton John music videos from 1978 to 1990 (from how the video started):

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Easier to Walk Away"
Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 23
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 59
France (SNEP) [8] 20
Germany (GfK) [5] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 71
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 63
Zimbabwe (ZIMA) [11] 11

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Easier to Walk Away"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom26 November 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Rocket [12]
Australia28 January 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [13]
Japan25 February 1991Mini-CD [14]

References

  1. ↑ Elizabeth Rosenthal, His Song: The Musical History of Elton John.
  2. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 146.
  4. 1 2 "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1486." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Elton John – Easier to Walk Away" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Elton John – Easier to Walk Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Elton John – Easier to Walk Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Elton John – Easier to Walk Away" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Elton John – Easier To Walk Away". YouTube. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Elton John Lyrics: Easier To Walk Away". Eltonography. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  12. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 24 November 1990. p. vii.
  13. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 28/01/91: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 53. 27 January 1991. p. 18.
  14. ↑ "エルトン・ジョン | イージアー・トゥ・ウォーク・アウェイ" [Elton John | Easier to Walk Away] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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