Make It Easy on Yourself

Make It Easy On Yourself is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Written in 1962 and originally intended for Dionne Warwick it was instead offered to Jerry Butler whose version was a #20 hit on the Billboard hot 100.

Three years later, The Walker Brothers took their version to #1 on the UK singles chart for a single week in September 1965 and to #16 in the US.

In 2001 it was sampled extensively by Irish band Ash on their 2001 single Candy.

Preceded by "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones	UK number one single (Walker Brothers version) September 23, 1965	Succeeded by "Tears" by Ken Dodd