Easier to Walk Away

"Easier to Walk Away" is a song by the English musician Elton John, written by him along with Bernie Taupin and the second and final single released 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 and Top 20 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 from 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"
Released	November 1990 (1990-11)
Recorded	Los Angeles, July 1990
Genre	Pop
Length	4:22
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)

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

Release

The song peaked at No. 63 in the UK,^[2] No. 57 in Australia,^[3] No. 59 in Canada, No. 51 in Germany^[4] and No. 71 in the Netherlands^[5] but it had better success in Austria and France, peaking at No. 23 and No. 20 respectively.

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.^[6]

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

• "Healing Hands" (1989) (some clips repeated)
• "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988)
• "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) (some clips repeated)
• "Wrap Her Up" (1985) (some clips repeated)
• "Paris" (1986) (some clips repeated)
• "A Word in Spanish" (1988)
• "Sacrifice" (1989)
• "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983)
• "Ego" (1978)

Personnel

• Elton John – vocals and piano
• Randy Jackson – bass guitar
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
• Michael Landau – guitar
• David Lasley, Harry Bowens, Donald Ray Michell, Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals
• James Newton Howard – synthesizers and arrangements
• Michael Mason – Synclavier^[7]

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Easier to Walk Away"

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8]	23
France (SNEP)[9]	20
Germany (GfK)[10]	51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	71
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	63
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[12]	11