Eazy Sleazy

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"Eazy Sleazy"
Single by Mick Jagger featuring Dave Grohl
Released13 April 2021
Recorded2021
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length3:46
Label Polydor Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Mick Jagger
  • Dave Grohl
Producer(s)
  • Mick Jagger
  • Matt Clifford
Mick Jagger singles chronology
"Gotta Get a Grip"
(2017)
"Eazy Sleazy"
(2021)
"Strange Game"
(2022)

"Eazy Sleazy" is a song by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl. It was surprise-released 13 April 2021 through Polydor Records. [1] Jagger conceived the single during the COVID-19 pandemic and collaborated with drummer Dave Grohl and producer Matt Clifford virtually. [2] [3] [4] "Eazy Sleazy" is an upbeat, [5] [6] "muscular, melodic" [7] hard rock [8] song. So far the song is only available on YouTube.

Contents

Writing and recording

"Eazy Sleazy" was written initially by Jagger during March 2021 while watching coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

Lyrics

The song's lyrics describe life during the COVID-19 pandemic and common frustrations, including misinformation relating to the pandemic. [2] The lyrics mention TikTok dances, Zoom video conferencing, and Bill Gates conspiracy theories. "Eazy Sleazy"'s chorus is deliberately optimistic for a post-pandemic future, with Jagger singing "It's gonna be a garden of earthly delights" [2] and "It'll be a memory you're trying to remember to forget". [1]

Critical reception

NME's Tom Skinner referred to "Eazy Sleazy" as an "infectious rock team-up", [9] while Variety editor Jem Aswad referred to it as a "pandemic anthem" and "punky song" that is "the liveliest thing Jagger has released in many years". [4] The Guardian 's Ben Beaumont-Thomas found the track "amusing", stating that it railed "against the boredom of lockdowns" during the pandemic. [10]

Personnel

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