"Easy" | ||||
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Single by Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield | ||||
from the album Nothing Like This and Strip Me (Deluxe) | ||||
Released | June 27, 2011 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 3:38(album version) 3:33 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Big Machine | |||
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Rascal Flatts singles chronology | ||||
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Natasha Bedingfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Easy" is a song written by Katrina Elam and Michael Mobley and recorded by the American country music group Rascal Flatts as a duet with British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield. It was released in June 2011 as the third and final single from Rascal Flatts' album Nothing Like This . It became Rascal Flatts' fifth AC Top 20 hit. As of the chart dated July 21, 2012, the song has sold 917,000 copies in the US. [1]
"Easy" is a midtempo ballad in 6
8 time signature with a vocal range from C♯3 to C5. The song begins in C♯ minor and modulates up to E minor halfway through the second verse. [2]
Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly called the song a "sizzling duet". [3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic was less favorable, calling it a "questionable stab at pop radio crossover". [4] Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song a B, saying that the lyrics are simple, but effective at telling the story of two ex-lovers who are in denial of the strong feelings they still harbor for one another. [5] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, calling it "a daring collaboration and fits right into the Rascal Flatts wheelhouse." [6]
The music video for the song premiered on CMT.com on July 1, 2011. [7]
Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 43 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] | 20 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] | 3 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 54 |
Chart (2012) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] | 57 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |