| Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) | |
| Cover: | ABBA - Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough).jpg |
| Caption: | Danish picture sleeve |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | ABBA |
| Album: | Ring Ring |
| B-Side: | I Am Just a Girl |
| Released: | June 1973 |
| Recorded: | 14 March 1973 |
| Studio: | Metronome, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre: | Country rock |
| Length: | 2:57 |
| Label: | Polar |
| Producer: | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus |
| Prev Title: | Another Town, Another Train |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Rock'n Roll Band |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"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]
The song was written and composed by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus. All four members of the ABBA share the lead vocals.
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.