"So Easy" is a song by Norwegian duo Röyksopp, released as their first single. It was first made available in 1999, with only 500 copies made and distributed. It was later re-released on Röyksopp's debut album Melody A.M. "So Easy" contains instrumental and vocal samples from a 1960s cover version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "Blue on Blue" recorded by a Swedish vocal group called Gals and Pals.[1] The sampled lyrics are "Blue on blue, heartache on heartache/Blue on blue, Now that we are through."
| "So Easy" | ||||
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| Single by Röyksopp | ||||
| from the album Melody A.M. | ||||
| Released | 1999 (original release) 5 August 2002 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, ambient, trip hop | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Tellé Records 002 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Röyksopp singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The cover of original 1999 vinyl release | ||||
"So Easy" was used in displays between programs on Nickelodeon UK and Channel 4, as well as in British television adverts for T-Mobile (now EE). After the song was featured in these commercials, the single was re-released, with the group's hit "Remind Me" as the A-side and "So Easy" as the B-side.
Thorbjørn Brundtland commented on the song "With regard to all the positive reactions So Easy has received, one can wonder if we really have talent, or if it is just luck."[2]
Track listings edit
Original release edit
- "So Easy" – 3:44
- "The 64-Position" – 1:25
- "Fusion's Allright" – 6:39
Re-release edit
- "Remind Me" (Someone Else's Radio Remix) – 4:03
- "So Easy" – 3:44
- "Remind Me" (James Zabiela's Ingeborg Mix) – 8:35
Charts edit
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 21 |
References edit
- ^ "So Easy by Röyksopp - Samples, Covers and Remixes | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Strzelecki, Thomas (1999-12-10). "Sopptur" [Mushroom tour]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Bergen.
- ^ "Royksopp: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.