[5] In addition, "Easy Lover" has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Music Canada.

Despite Collins' popularity in Australia, its lowly position on that country's charts was because of a record company dispute.

[8] The song was also used on the 2006 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, on the fictional radio station Flash FM.

[9] In 1984, Phil Collins was hired as the producer for Philip Bailey's solo album, Chinese Wall.

According to Collins, Bailey approached him at the end of the sessions for the album and asked him to write a song together.