Green Green Grass (song)

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"Green Green Grass"
George Ezra - Green Green Grass.png
signed CD single cover
Single by George Ezra
from the album Gold Rush Kid
Released22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)
Genre Disco-pop, funk, soul
Length2:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Joel Pott
  • Stuart Price
George Ezra singles chronology
"Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)"
(2022)		"Green Green Grass"
(2022)		"Dance All Over Me"
(2022)
Music video
"Green Green Grass" on YouTube

"Green Green Grass" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. It was released on 22 April 2022, as the second single from Ezra's third studio album Gold Rush Kid . The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ezra's seventh top ten song there and was nominated for the Brit Award for Song Of The Year at the 2023 Brit Awards. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

The song was inspired by a 2018 Christmas holiday trip to St. Lucia by Ezra and his friends. [2] About the lyrical background of the song, Ezra explained, "there was a street party going on, with three different sound systems, people cooking in the street. I asked a woman what was going on and she told me it was a funeral – for three people. They were celebrating three lives! I thought: that is not how we do this at home. And it's really beautiful". [3]

The song release coincided with an announcement of his 2022 UK Arena Tour. [4] He performed the song, as well as a cover of Mimi Webb's House on Fire which was released on 18 February, during a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performance on 19 May. [5]

"Green Green Grass" is composed in the key of A♭ major with a tempo of 113 beats per minute, with Ezra's vocals ranging from A♭5 to E♭4. [6] [7]

Ezra performed the song during the Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend in June 2022. The singer revealed that he was asked to omit the line "on the day that I die" from the performance beforehand. [8] [9]

Music video

The music video was released on 4 May 2022. It was directed by Isaac Ravishankara and shot in Los Angeles. [10]

Track listings

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Green Green Grass"2:47
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Green Green Grass" (Sped-up)2:08
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Green Green Grass" (Sam Feldt remix)2:18
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Green Green Grass" (Acoustic)3:01
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Green Green Grass" (Majestic remix)3:11
CD single (19658727822)
No.TitleLength
1."Green Green Grass" 
2."Green Green Grass" (instrumental) 
3."Green Green Grass" (acoustic) 

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Green Green Grass"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [45] Platinum70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [46] Platinum30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [47] Platinum90,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [48] Platinum50,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [49] Gold10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Green Green Grass"
RegionDateFormatLabelVersionRef.
Various22 April 2022Original + sped up [51]
29 April 2022Digital download, streamingSam Feldt remix
United Kingdom13 May 2022Digital download, streamingAcoustic
Italy3 June 2022 Contemporary hit radio Original [52]
United Kingdom10 June 2022CD singleoriginal + instrumental + acoustic

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