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Green Green Grass (song)

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"Green Green Grass"

signed CD single cover

SinglebyGeorge Ezra

from the album Gold Rush Kid

Released

22 April 2022

Genre

Disco-pop, funk, soul

Length

2:47

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"onYouTube

"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]

Background and composition[edit]

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[edit]

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

Track listings[edit]

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Green Green Grass"	2:47

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Green Green Grass" (Sped-up)	2:08

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Green Green Grass" (Sam Feldt remix)	2:18

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Green Green Grass" (Acoustic)	3:01

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Green Green Grass" (Majestic remix)	3:11

CD single (19658727822)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Green Green Grass"
2.	"Green Green Grass" (instrumental)
3.	"Green Green Grass" (acoustic)

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Green Green Grass"
Chart (2022–2023)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[12]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[14]	28
Croatia (HRT)^[15]	6
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[16]	22
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[17]	93
Germany (Official German Charts)^[18]	55
Germany Airplay (BVMI)^[19]	33
Global 200 (Billboard)^[20]	134
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[21]	36
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)^[22]	22
Ireland (IRMA)^[23]	4
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)^[24]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[25]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[26]	29
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[27]	32
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[28]	2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[29]	5
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[30]	65
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[31]	44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[32]	58
UK Singles (OCC)^[33]	3
USHot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[34]	31

Year-end charts[edit]

2022 year-end chart performance for "Green Green Grass"
Chart (2022)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[35]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[36]	111
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[37]	31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[38]	100
Poland (ZPAV)^[39]	24
UK Singles (OCC)^[40]	15

2023 year-end chart performance for "Green Green Grass"
Chart (2023)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[41]	54
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[42]	87
UK Singles (OCC)^[43]	32

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Green Green Grass"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[44]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[45]	Platinum	30,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[46]	Platinum	90,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[47]	Platinum	50,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[48]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[49]	2× Platinum	1,200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for "Green Green Grass"
Region	Date	Format	Label	Version	Ref.
Various	22 April 2022	Digital download streaming	Columbia Sony	Original + sped up	^[50]
Various	29 April 2022	Digital download, streaming		Sam Feldt remix
United Kingdom	13 May 2022	Digital download, streaming		Acoustic
Italy	3 June 2022	Contemporary hit radio		Original	^[51]
United Kingdom	10 June 2022	CD single		original + instrumental + acoustic

References[edit]

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^ Moore, Sam (22 April 2022). "George Ezra shares new single 'Green Green Grass' and announces UK tour". NME. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

^ "George Ezra Performs "Green Green Grass" & Mimi Webb's "House On Fire" on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge". PM Studio. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

^ "BPM and key for Green Green Grass by George Ezra | Tempo for Green Green Grass | SongBPM | songbpm.com". SongBPM. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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^ "George Ezra explains why Green Green Grass was censored at Platinum Jubilee". Contactmusic.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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v t e George Ezra
Discography
Studio albums	Wanted on Voyage Staying at Tamara's Gold Rush Kid
Extended plays	Did You Hear the Rain? Cassy O'
Singles	"Did You Hear the Rain?" "Budapest" "Cassy O'" "Blame It on Me" "Listen to the Man" "Barcelona" "Don't Matter Now" "Paradise" "Shotgun" "Hold My Girl" "Pretty Shining People" "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)" "Green Green Grass" "Dance All Over Me"