Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s
{{short description|2020 song by Sam Hunt}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s
| cover = Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sam Hunt
| album = Southside
| released = {{start date|2020|10|12}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=35}}
| label = MCA Nashville
| writer =
- Sam Hunt
- Zach Crowell
- Chris LaCorte
- Josh Osborne
- Ernest Keith Smith
| producer = Zach Crowell
| prev_title = Hard to Forget
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = When Was It Over?
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|FvnY6qn80u0|"Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s"}}}}
}}
"Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s" is a song by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It was released on October 12, 2020 as the fifth single from his second studio album Southside. Hunt wrote the song with Zach Crowell, Chris LaCorte, Ernest Keith Smith and Josh Osborne, and produced by Zach Crowell.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/sam-hunt-breaking-up-was-easy-in-the-90s/|title=Sam Hunt, 'Breaking Up Was Easy in the '90s' Should Feel Familiar [Listen]|website=Taste of Country|last=Duke|first=Billy|date=October 12, 2020|accessdate=May 20, 2021}}
Background
The song suggests that it was easier to cope with the end of a relationship before the existence of social media. Hunt said about the song: "The trick was not filling it up with a bunch of technology references and trying to find the story within it. It's just the world's so much smaller now. In a lot of ways, like the fact that I can release the record and still stay in touch with my fans, there's so many positives. But when it comes to relationships and navigating old relationships or new relationships and especially breakups, it can be tricky".{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1825692/sam-hunt-seems-to-think-breaking-up-was-easier-in-the-90s/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007001212/http://www.cmt.com/news/1825692/sam-hunt-seems-to-think-breaking-up-was-easier-in-the-90s/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 7, 2020|title=Sam Hunt Seems to Think Breaking Up Was Easier in the 90's|publisher=CMT News|last=Bonaguro|first=Alison|date=October 6, 2020|accessdate=November 28, 2020}}
Music video
The video was released on November 25, 2020, directed by Justin Clough. It is a story of a man who was just released from prison. As he tries to get his life back on track, the man finds himself haunted by memories of a past girlfriend.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-11-25-sam-hunt-releases-new-breaking-up-was-easy-in-the-90s-music-video/|title=Sam Hunt Releases New 'Breaking Up was Easy In The '90s' Music Video|publisher=iHeartRadio|last=Taylor|first=Blake|date=November 26, 2020|accessdate=November 28, 2020}}
Live performance
Hunt performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web|url=https://countryfancast.com/breaking-up-was-easy-in-the-90s/|title=Sam Hunt "Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90's" [Late Night / Lyric Videos]|website=CountryFancast|last=Netemeyer|first=Sarah|date=November 1, 2020|accessdate=November 28, 2020}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020–2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN){{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1343/chart/?list=Countrytown-HOT-50|title=Country Hot 50: Issue 1343|work=The Music Network|accessdate=May 28, 2021}}
| 11 |
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| {{single chart|Canada|47|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 2, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|3|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|177|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 22, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|32|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|4|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s" ! Chart (2021) ! Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite web|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/country-airplay-songs|website=Billboard|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}
| 24 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-country-songs|website=Billboard|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}
| 24 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=Sam Hunt|title=Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|accessdate=September 9, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Sam Hunt|title=Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90's|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
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References
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{{Sam Hunt}}
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Category:Songs written by Zach Crowell
Category:Songs written by Sam Hunt
Category:Songs written by Josh Osborne
Category:MCA Nashville Records singles