Scare Easy

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title: "Scare Easy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2008-songs", "mudcrutch-songs", "songs-written-by-tom-petty"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_Easy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Scare Easy
cover	Scare Easy.jpg
type	Single
artist	Mudcrutch
album	Mudcrutch
A-side	Scare Easy
released	2008
recorded	2007
genre	Southern rock
label	Reprise Records
writer	Tom Petty
producer	Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate
misc	{{Extra track listing
album	Mudcrutch
type	single
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| name = Scare Easy | cover = Scare Easy.jpg | alt = | type = Single | artist = Mudcrutch | album = Mudcrutch | A-side = Scare Easy | released = 2008 | recorded = 2007 | studio = | venue = | genre = Southern rock | length = | label = Reprise Records | writer = Tom Petty | producer = Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra track listing | album = Mudcrutch | type = single | tracks =

1. "Shady Grove"
2. "Scare Easy"
3. "Orphan of the Storm"
4. "Six Days on the Road"
5. "Crystal River"
6. "Oh Maria"
7. "This Is a Good Street"
8. "The Wrong Thing to Do"
9. "Queen of the Go-Go Girls"
10. "June Apple"
11. "Lover of the Bayou"
12. "Topanga Cowgirl"
13. "Bootleg Flyer"
14. "House of Stone"

"Scare Easy" was described as "full of the tones and lyrics of the mid 1970s, but the tight harmonies come from musicians who have matured."

The song can also be heard over the end credits of the film Appaloosa (2008), a Western directed and starring Ed Harris and co-starring Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger. "Scare Easy" does not appear on the official soundtrack for the film.

Personnel

• Mike Campbell – Guitar, mandolin
• Tom Leadon – Guitar, vocals
• Randall Marsh – Drums
• Tom Petty – Bass, vocals
• Benmont Tench – Keyboards, vocals

References

References

1. "Scare Easy on TV ad - Topic Powered by eve community".
2. "Billboard".
3. "Mudcrutch - Scare Easy (Rodeo Attitude News)".
4. "Appaloosa Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". [[AllMusic]].

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