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{{Infobox Song <!– See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs –> |
| Name = It Ain’t Gonna Be Easy
| Type = [[Song]]
| Artist = [[Elton John]]
| Album = [[A Single Man]]
| Cover = Elton John – A Single Man.jpg
| track_no = 5
| Released = [[October 16]], [[1978 in music|1978]]
| Recorded = January-September 1978
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Blues]]
| Length = 8:27
| Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]] (US/Canada)<br> [[Rocket Records]]
| Writer = [[Elton John]], [[Gary Osborne]]
| Producer = Clive Franks, Elton John
| prev = ‘[[Big Dipper (Elton John song)|Big Dipper]]’
| prev_no = 4
| next = ‘[[Part-Time Love]]’
| next_no = 6
}}
”’It Ain’t Gonna Be Easy”’ is a song by [[Elton John]] with lyrics by [[Gary Osborne]]. It is one of his longest songs recorded, and is the fifth track off his 1978 album, ‘[[A Single Man]]’. It also ends side one.

==Musical structure==
The song opens with a bluesy electric guitar intro accompagnied by piano notes. It then goes into the first verse, which features piano, still heavily focused on blues. The rhythm section keeps a steady beats, making the song seem dark and empty, much in style with the moaning lyrics. For the second verse, a string section appears, baring resemblance to his older songs. After the main song, the song continues another four-five minutes, in which a mix between guitar and piano solos appear. One of the themes in the solo is much reminiscent of the piano performance in another one of John’s older songs, ‘[[Sixty Years On]]’. At the end of the song, John sings some of the highest [[falsetto|falsettoes]] of his later period.

==Lyrical meaning==
The song describes a man whose girlfriend is leaving him, saying that it’s not going to be easy. He has also experienced her [[Infidelity|cheating]] on him which devastates him and makes him belive he cannot trust her. There are only three verses in this song though it is more than eight minutes long, and they are repeated during in the later parts. They become more and more wailing and melancholic, giving the impression that the man might end up in [[depression]] after the break-up.

It has rarily, if ever, been performed live, and is not a popular song among fans.

==Personnel==

*Elton John – [[piano]], vocals
*Tim Renwick – [[Electric guitar|guitars]]
*Clive Franks – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
*Steve Holly – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Ray Cooper]] – [[percussion]]
*[[Paul Buckmaster]] – orchestral arrangements

[[Category:1978 songs]]
[[Category:Elton John songs]]