You Make It Easy
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{{Infobox song
| name = You Make It Easy
| cover = Jason Aldean - You Make It Easy.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jason Aldean
| album = Rearview Town
| released = {{start date|2018|1|26}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:16
| label = {{hlist|Broken Bow|Macon}}
| writer = {{hlist|Tyler Hubbard|Brian Kelley|Morgan Wallen|Jordan Schmidt}}
| producer = Michael Knox
| prev_title = They Don't Know
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Drowns the Whiskey
| next_year = 2018
}}
"You Make It Easy" is a song written by Florida Georgia Line members Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley with Morgan Wallen and Jordan Schmidt and recorded by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released in February 2018 as the first single from Aldean's 2018 album Rearview Town.
Content
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, who comprise the duo Florida Georgia Line, wrote the song with Morgan Wallen and Jordan Schmidt. It is the fourth song co-written by the duo that Aldean has recorded, after the singles "Burnin' It Down" and "Lights Come On", and the album cut "Black Tears".{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1791158/jason-aldeans-you-make-it-easy-gets-three-videos/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023800/http://www.cmt.com/news/1791158/jason-aldeans-you-make-it-easy-gets-three-videos/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2018|title=Jason Aldean's "You Make It Easy" Gets Three Videos|last=Tingle|first=Lauren|work=CMT|access-date=February 14, 2018}}
According to Wallen, Hubbard was inspired by his wife, Hayley, and the relationship that the two have despite Hubbard being constantly on the road as a musician. Wallen also stated that he had most of the song written starting with the hook, when Schmidt added the "groove". The song features a 6/8 time signature which Cillea Houghton of Taste of Country compared to Keith Urban's 2017 hit "Blue Ain't Your Color". In it, Aldean sings of loving his wife, and how she "make[s] it easy" to love her in return.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/jason-aldean-you-make-it-easy-lyrics/|title=Lyrics uncovered: Jason Aldean, 'You Make It Easy'|work=Taste of Country|date=30 January 2018 |access-date=February 14, 2018}}
Commercial performance
On the chart dated February 3, 2018, "You Make It Easy" debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2018-02-03|title=Country Radio Music Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 24, 2018}} The next week, it debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to strength of digital sales.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2018-02-10|title=Music: Top 100 Songs {{!}} Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 24, 2018}} The song reached number one on the Country Airplay for chart dated May 5, 2018, thus becoming Aldean's 18th number one hit.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8414608/jason-aldean-you-make-it-easy-country-airplay-number-one |title=Jason Aldean's 'You Make It Easy' Hits No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart |date=May 1, 2018 |first= Jim |last=Asker|magazine=Billboard }}
"You Make It Easy" sold 77,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was the top-selling country song of the week.{{Cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/02/42763-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-february-5-2017-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-february-5-2017|title=TOP 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: February 5, 2017 {{!}} RoughStock|work=RoughStock|date=5 February 2018 |access-date=February 24, 2018}} It has sold 601,000 copies in the United States as of January 2019.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/01/43574-top-30-digital-singles|title=Top 30 Digital Singles: January 15, 2019|work=RoughStock|first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date= January 15, 2019 |access-date=January 16, 2019 }}
Music video
The song features a three-part music video spanning 15 minutes, directed by Shaun Silva.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/see-jason-aldeans-multi-part-you-make-it-easy-video-w516596|title=Watch Jason Aldean's Intense, Multi-Part 'You Make It Easy' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 14, 2018}} In it, actor Luke Benward plays a man who is injured in a car accident. Silva said that he was inspired by the video for "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts, which he also directed.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadianhot100|63|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=April 3, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|28|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=February 14, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=February 14, 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2018}}
| 70 |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 7, 2018}}
| 22 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 6, 2018}}
| 4 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=Jason Aldean|title=You Make It Easy|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=December 11, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=6|artist=Jason Aldean|title=You Make It Easy|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=October 27, 2021|salesamount=601,000|salesref=}}
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References
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Category:BBR Music Group singles
Category:Songs written by Brian Kelley (musician)
Category:Songs written by Tyler Hubbard
Category:Songs written by Jordan Schmidt
Category:Songs written by Morgan Wallen
Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer)