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| "It Don't Come Easy" | ||||
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| Single by Ringo Starr | ||||
| B-side | "Early 1970" | |||
| Released | 9 April 1971 | |||
| Recorded | March and October 1970 | |||
| Studio | Trident, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Starkey | |||
| Producer(s) | George Harrison | |||
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"It Don't Come Easy" is a song by the English rock musician Ringo Starr that was released as a non-album single in April 1971. It was produced by Starr's former Beatles bandmate George Harrison, who also helped write the song, although only Starr is credited. Recording for the track took place in March 1970 at Trident Studios in London, with overdubs added in October. Starr and Harrison performed the song together in August 1971 at Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh shows in New York City, a recording from which was released on the live album of the same name. Starr has continued to perform it in subsequent decades with his All-Starr Band.
Apart from in North America, where "Beaucoups of Blues" had been a single in October 1970, "It Don't Come Easy" was Starr's first single release since the break-up of the Beatles. Heavily promoted by Apple Records, the song was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 in Canada and number 4 on singles charts in the UK and the US. It was critically well received on release and remains one of his most popular hits as a solo artist.