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Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)

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"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"
Danish picture sleeve
Single by ABBA
from the album Ring Ring
B-side"I Am Just a Girl"
ReleasedJune 1973
Recorded14 March 1973
StudioMetronome, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreCountry rock
Length2:57
LabelPolar
Songwriter(s)Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s)Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Another Town, Another Train"
(1973) 		"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"
(1973) 		"Rock'n Roll Band"
(1973)
Audio video
"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" on YouTube

"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" is a country rock song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA.[1] It was the fifth single to be released from their album Ring Ring, but unusually, it was not issued in ABBA's home-country of Sweden, but elsewhere in Scandinavia.[2] It was coupled with "I Am Just a Girl" as its B-side upon release in 1973. The song was one of the last songs to be recorded for the album Ring Ring.

The song describes the common phenomenon of a quarrel between lovers, and although the song's title seems to be self-contradictory, it's unlikely that it pertains to a sexual double entendre as some have believed it to be.[3]

History

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The song was written and composed by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus. All four members of the ABBA share the lead vocals.

Track listing

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  1. "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"
  2. "I Am Just a Girl"

Chart performance

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The single's limited release did not generate a Top 10 chart placement anywhere, though it was a minor hit in some countries where it was released. In Sweden, it reached #3 on the Tio i Topp singles chart, even though it wasn't issued as a single in that country.

References

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  1. ^ "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) : Who, What, Where, When". Servinghistory.com. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. ^ "ABBA Articles | Ring Ring – ABBA's journey towards Eurovision". abbasite.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ Scott, Robert (2002) 'ABBA: Thank You for the Music – The Stories Behind Every Song', Carlton Books Limited: Great Britain, p. 31


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