Easy - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Easy

Sugababes - Overloaded: The Singles Collection

"Easy" Is A Song By British Girl Group Sugababes Released As The Lead Single From Their Greatest Hits Album Overloaded The Singles Collection 2006 . Development Of "Easy" Began When The American Rock Band Orson Discovered That The Sugababes Were Working On The Album In Which They Proposed Ideas For New Tracks. They Subsequently Wrote The Song With The Group And Produced It. Backed By Bass Synthesizers It Is An Uptempo Electropop Song That Features Metaphorical Lyrical Content Containing Sexual Euphemisms. The Song Is The Group's First Single To Feature Written Contributions From Then-New Member Amelle Berrabah Who Had Previously Sung On Re-Recorded Versions Of Three Songs From The Album Taller In More Ways Including The Singles "Red Dress" And "Follow Me Home". Critics Praised The Lyrics And Bass Synthesizer Of "Easy" Although Some Regarded The Song As Forgettable In Comparison To The Group's Previous Singles. The Song Peaked At Number Five On The Slovakian Singles Chart And Number Eight On The UK Singles Chart. It Reached The Top Twenty On The Charts In Denmark Finland Ireland And Norway. The Song's Music Video Was Directed By Tim Royes And Filmed In A Public Toilet At A Club In Romford. It Features The Sugababes Dressed In Latex Outfits Where They Appear In Separate Toilet Cubicles. The Group Performed "Easy" To Promote The Release Of Overloaded The Singles Collection. The Sugababes Confirmed In June 2006 That A Greatest Hits Album Would Be Released In Time For Christmas Of That Year. 1 The Album Titled Overloaded The Singles Collection Was Confirmed To Contain Two Brand New Tracks Called "Easy" And "Good To Be Gone". 2 "Easy" Was Written By Jason Pebworth And George Astasio Both Members Of American Rock Band Orson In Collaboration With The Sugababes—Keisha Buchanan Heidi Range And Amelle Berrabah. 3 It Was Produced By Brio Taliaferro Pebworth And Astasio. 3 Orson Who Shared The Same Management With The Sugababes Discovered That The Group Had Begun Writing Material For Their New Album. 4 They Visited The Studio With The Sugababes And Offered Ideas For New Tracks Which The Group Enjoyed. 5 Buchanan Spoke Upon The Sugababes' Involvement With The Song By Saying That They "went Into The Studio Separately" And "changed Things Around". 4 "Easy" Was Mixed By Jeremy Wheatley For 365 Artists At Twenty-One Studios In London With Assistance From Richard Edgeler. "Easy" Was Released On 6 November 2006 6 One Week Prior To The Release Of Overloaded The Singles Collection. 7 Range Stated That The Sugababes Enjoyed The Song As Soon As They Heard It And Were Convinced That It Would Be The Lead Single From The Greatest Hits Collection. 8 The Digital Download Was Released On The ITunes Store On 6 November 2006. 9 The CD Single Was Released On The Same Day Although Features A B-Side Titled "Shake It". 10 Another CD Version Of "Easy" Contains A Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Remix Of The Song A Dubstremental Version Of This Remix And A Live V Festival Performance Of The Group's 2003 Number One Hit "Hole In The Head". 11 An Ultrabeat Remix Of The Song Was Released On ITunes On 4 December 2006. "Easy" Is An Uptempo Electropop Song That Lasts Three Minutes And 36 Seconds. 13 A Journalist From MTV UK Described It As "a Saucy Slice Of Electro With A Ravey Chorus And Naughty Lyrics". 13 It Was Composed In The Key Of F Major Using Common Time At 118 Beats Per Minute. 14 "Easy" Features Heavy Use Of Synthesizers—most Notably A Bass Synthesizer As Well As A "grinding Electro Riff". 15 16 17 According To Fraser McAlphine Of BBC The Chorus Is Reminiscent Of Songs Performed By British Girl Group Girls Aloud. 16 Ian Mathers From Stylus Magazine Described The First Half Of The Chorus As A "Hellogoodbye/Van She Style 80s Dancefloor Euphoria". 17 The Song's Lyrical Content Is Metaphorical And Features Sexual Euphemisms. 16 Buchanan Described The Song During An Interview That Was Published On The Group's Official Website Saying "Easy Is A Very Naughty And Cheeky Song – It’s The Most Sexy Song We’ve Ever Done. It Came About When Orson Had An Idea For A Song. They Played It To Us – It Was Just A Verse And A Bridge And We Completely Changed The Format Of The Song To Make It Our Own And The Result Is This Incredibly Provocative Sexy Number That We Love." She Elaborated In A Separate Interview "When We Started Working With The Guys From Orson The Sound Just Blew Us Away – It's Completely Fresh Sounding But At The Same Time Has The Same Qualities As The Biggest Songs Of Our Career So It's Perfect For This Album!" Personnel Credits Are Adapted From The Overloaded The Singles Collection Liner Notes. 3 Songwriting – Jason Pebworth George Astasio Keisha Buchanan Heidi Range Amelle Berrabah Production – Brio Taliaferro Jason Pebworth George Astasio Mixing – Jeremy Wheatley For 365 Artists At Twenty-One Studios London Mixing Assistant – Richard Edgeler Executive Producer – Sarah Stennett Mark Hargreaves