"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by

Aaron Barker Aaron Barker (born March 5, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter. Barker has written No. 1 songs for George Strait (" Baby Blue", " Love Without End, Amen", "Easy Come, Easy Go") and Lonestar (" What About Now"). His song ...

and

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, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in August 1993 as the lead single from his album of the same title. The song reached the top of the ''

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(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

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.''

'', October 23, 1993

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1993 singles 1993 songs George Strait songs Songs written by Dean Dillon Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs written by Aaron Barker MCA Records singles {{1993-country-song-stub