<P> The song is noted for a feedback noise, with an echo, that is heard in the bridge of the song . Also, an electric guitar solo dominates the instrumental portion of the song . In addition, the other Commodores are heard singing wordless harmonies during the chorus of the song . Strings and brass are also featured as well . </P> <P> The edited version receives the most airplay . The longer version from the album features the chorus being repeated more times, a semitone up, from A-flat major to A major (representing the change from morning to afternoon), a few times before it fades out . </P> <P> Written by Commodores lead singer Lionel Richie, the song is a slow ballad expressing a man's feelings as he ends a relationship . Rather than being depressed about the break - up, he states that he is instead "easy like Sunday morning"--something which Richie described as evocative of "small Southern towns that die at 11: 30pm" on a Saturday night, such as his own Tuskegee, Alabama . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1977) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (IRMA) </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Single Top 100) </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top Singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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