| "Eazy Sleazy" | ||||
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| SinglebyMick Jagger featuring Dave Grohl | ||||
| Released | 13 April 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
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"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.
"Eazy Sleazy" was written initially by Jagger during March 2021 while watching coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
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]
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]
