Easy Come, Easy Go (George Strait song)

"Easy Come, Easy Go"
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Single by George Strait
from the album Easy Come, Easy Go
B-side	"She Lays It All on the Line"
Released	August 9, 1993
Format	CD Single, 7" single
Genre	Country
Length	3:04
Label	MCA54717
Writer(s)	Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon
Producer(s)	Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"When Did You Stop Loving Me" (1993) "Easy Come, Easy Go" (1993) "I'd Like to Have That One Back" (1993)

"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by Aaron Barker and Dean Dillon, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 1993 as the lead single from his album of the same title. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It peaked at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit.

Content

A breakup song, the narrator discusses how he and his lover have agreed to mutually end their relationship because they weren't meant to be with each other.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 57 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated August 21, 1993. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and spent two weeks at Number One on the chart dated October 23, 1993. It also peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Strait's first entry on that chart.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	71
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	41
US Country Songs (Billboard)	6

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "What's It to You" by Clay Walker	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single October 23-October 30, 1993	Succeeded by "Does He Love You" by Reba McEntire with Linda Davis
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 6, 1993