"It's Not That Easy" is the first single taken from British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 R&B singer Lemar

Lemar

Lemar Obika , professionally known simply as Lemar, is an English recording artist. Obika has had a run of chart success in the UK, Europe and Australia...

's third album The Truth About Love

The Truth About Love (Lemar album)

The Truth About Love is the third studio album by English soul/R&B singer Lemar. The album was released on the 11 September 2006 and contains the singles "It's Not That Easy", "Tick Tock", and "Someone Should Tell You"....

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Before the single's release, "It's Not That Easy" made the top 3 of the UK radio airplay chart and the top 10 of the TV airplay chart. The week prior to the single's physical release, "It's Not That Easy" entered the top 75 at #41 on downloads alone. In its second week on the chart, once the physical CD and vinyl formats were in store, the single launched Lemar back into the top ten of the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, after his previous single, "Don't Give It Up", peaked outside the top twenty. "It's Not That Easy" peaked at #7.

Track listings

• CD: 1

1. "It's Not That Easy" (Album Version)
2. "Come On Over"

• CD: 2

1. "It's Not That Easy" (Album Version)
2. "It's Not That Easy" (Kardinal Beats Remix)
3. "It's Not That Easy" (5am Extended Remix)
4. "It's Not That Easy" (CD-ROM Video)

• 12" Vinyl

Side A

1. "It's Not That Easy" (Kardinal Beats Remix)
2. "It's Not That Easy" (Kardinal Beats Remix Instrumental)

Side B

1. "It's Not That Easy" (5am Extended Remix)
2. "It's Not That Easy" (Album Version)

^{Credits & Personnel}

• Writer - DEEKAY
  DEEKAY
  DEEKAY is a Danish production/songwriting team founded by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson with other members The Flash, Obi and Josh. The name Deekay comes from the acronym dk, which means Denmark...
  
   
  Lars Halvor Jensen
  Martin Larsson
  Ali Tennant
  Frederik Friis
  Sigurd Jansen
  Glenn Tharaldsen
• Producer - Brian Rawling
  Paul Meehan
• Mixer - Steve Fitzmaurice
  Steve Fitzmaurice
  Steven Fitzmaurice is a Grammy Award-winning mixer and producer based in London, UK. His credits include albums for Craig David, Depeche Mode, Kate Nash, Seal, and U2.Born in Ireland, Fitzmaurice moved to London in 1987 to carve out a career in music...
  
  

Charts

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Chart (2006)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...	25