Easier to Walk Away

"Easier to Walk Away" is a song by English musician Elton John, written by John along with Bernie Taupin and released as the second and final single from the Rocket Records 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 reached the Top 75 in some countries. A music video was made to promote the song composed of some Elton John music videos from 1978 to 1990 and some stock footage in various decades.

"Easier to Walk Away"
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"
ReleasedNovember 1990 (1990-11)
RecordedLos Angeles, July 1990
GenrePop
Length4:22
LabelRocket
Songwriter(s)Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)Don Was
Elton John singles chronology
"You Gotta Love Someone"
(1990)		 "Easier to Walk Away"
(1990)		 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1991)

This song tackles about escaping in an infidelity relationship with his wife (which the singer was involved) by finding another place to release his emotions about their relationship peacefully.

Chart performance

It reached No. 63 in the UK,[1] No. 57 in Australia,[2] No. 59 in Canada, No. 51 in Germany[3] and No. 71 in the Netherlands.[4]

Music video

The entire music video was shot in black and white. It features John in various activities he was involved like attending the Watford F.C. games and having fun backstage and various historical events in history.[5]

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

Personnel

References
  1. "Elton John | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. "australian-charts.com - Discography Elton John". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Elton John)". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. "Elton John - Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. "Elton John - Easier To Walk Away". Retrieved 31 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  6. "Elton John Lyrics: Easier To Walk Away". www.eltonography.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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