{{Short description|2000 single by Five for Fighting}} {{Infobox song | name = Easy Tonight | cover = 394673-five-for-fighting-easy-tonight.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Five for Fighting | album = America Town | released = {{start date|2000|9|18}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 4:08 | label = * Columbia * Aware | writer = John Ondrasik | producer = Gregg Wattenberg | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Superman (It's Not Easy) | next_year = 2001 | misc = {{Extra chronology | type = single | prev_title = Superman (It's Not Easy) | prev_year = 2001 | title = Easy Tonight | year = 2002 | next_title = America Town | next_year = 2002 }} }}
"'''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== The music video was directed by Nancy Bardawil and produced by Michael Pierce. It premiered on MTV, VH1 and MTV2 in March 2002.
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+{{sro|Weekly chart performance for "Easy Tonight"}} !Chart (2001–2002) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Dutch100|88|artist=Five for Fighting|song=Easy Tonight|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Five for Fighting|song=Easy Tonight|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|1|artist=Five for Fighting|rowheader=true|access-date=December 24, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|18|artist=Five for Fighting|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2022}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+{{sro|Year-end chart performance for "Easy Tonight"}} !Chart (2001) !Position |- !scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=9|issue=51|page=54|date=December 21, 2001}}</ref> |71 |- !scope="row"|US Triple-A (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=America's Best: 2001 – Most-Played Triple-A Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=9|issue=51|page=45|date=December 21, 2001}}</ref> |21 |}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row" rowspan="3"|United States |September 18, 2000 |Rock radio |rowspan="5"|{{hlist|Columbia|Aware}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Upcoming New Releases|magazine=Hits|volume=14|issue=711|page=57|date=September 15, 2000}}</ref> |- |November 21, 2000 |{{hlist|Mainstream rock|active rock|alternative radio}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1377|pages=113, 117, 131|date=November 17, 2000}}</ref> |- |December 4, 2000 |{{hlist|Adult contemporary|hot adult contemporary radio}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1379|pages=79, 82|date=December 1, 2000}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United States (re-release) |March 4, 2002 |Hot adult contemporary radio |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1442|page=35|date=March 1, 2002}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Australia |July 29, 2002 |CD |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue648.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29nd July 2002|publisher=ARIA|page=26|date=July 29, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222433/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020807-0000/Issue648.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2008|access-date=March 8, 2025}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |}
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