"It Should Be Easy" (originally titled as "Love Should Be Easy"[1]) is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her eighth full-length studio album, Britney Jean. It was released on November 29, 2013, appearing as the fourth track on every edition of the album. It features additional vocals from American rapper and producer will.i.am.
Background[]
"It Should Be Easy" was written and produced by David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and will.i.am, with additional writing from Nick Rotteveel, Marcus van Wattum and Spears herself, and production from Nicky Romero.
The song is listed in the BMI repertoire, crediting Spears as both a co-writer and performer.[2]
Composition[]
"It Should Be Easy" is an EDM song with elements of electro pop, running three minutes and twenty-six seconds in length. It is composed in the key of G minor with 130 beats per minute, corresponding to 6A in the Camelot system.
Lyrical theme[]
"It Should Be Easy" is about intense, uncomplicated devotion to a partner, coupled with an anxious plea for that partner not to cause emotional pain.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1: Britney Spears]
I've been thinking, just sitting thinking
On why I love you and all the reasons
And if I lost you, boy, if I lost you
I'd lose myself, and I wouldn't feel the way I feel now
You bring me zen, yes, you bring me zen
And you make me feel like a million billion
I'll let you in, but don't you break my heart
Don't you rip me apart, oh, don't you rip me apart
[Chorus: will.i.am]
Baby love, it should be easy
It shouldn't be complicated
It should be easy
I don't know how else to say it, say it, say it, say it
[Drop: will.i.am]
I don't know how to say it
[Verse 2: Britney Spears]
I've got visions, boy, I've got visions
Of me and you happily just livin'
I know they're out there, them beautiful men
But you my future, baby, you my right now
If there was a scale from one to ten
My love for you is a million billion
Boy, I'll love you 'til the day I'm dead
So please don't mess with my head, please don't mess with my head
[Chorus: will.i.am]
Baby love, it should be easy
It shouldn't be complicated
It should be easy
I don't know how else to say it, say it, say it, say it
[Drop: will.i.am]
I don't know how to say it
[Refrain: Myah Marie, (will.i.am)]
La-di-dee, la-di-da
It's the only way you love
La-di-dee, la-di-da
It's the only way you love
(I don't know how)
[Chorus: will.i.am]
Baby love, it should be easy
It shouldn't be complicated
It should be easy
I don't know how else to say it
[Refrain: will.i.am]
La-di-dee, la-di-da
It's the only way you love
La-di-dee, la-di-da
I don't know how to say it
Credits and personnel[]
Credit list for "It Should Be Easy":
- Britney Spears - lead vocalist, songwriter
- will.i.am - lead vocalist, producer, vocal producer, engineer, recording engineer
- David Guetta - songwriter, producer, engineer, recording engineer
- Giorgio Tuinfort - songwriter, producer, engineer, recording engineer
- Padraic Kerin - engineer, recording engineer
- Julian Prindle - engineer, recording engineer
- Jacob Dennis - engineer
- Billy Hickey - engineer
- Anthony Preston - associate executive producer, vocal producer
- Nicky Romero - producer, mixer
- Marcus van Wattum - songwriter, mixer
- Nick Rotteveel - songwriter
- Myah Marie - lead vocalist, background vocalist
Recorded and engineered at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, United States, Piano Music Studios in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Future in Los Angeles, California, United States, The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and What a Music Studios in Spain. Mixed at Paper V.U. Studios and Protocol Recording Studios in Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Published by BMG Sapphire Songs, BMG Talpa Music BV, Britney Spears Music, HipGnosis Music, i.am.composing llc and Universal Music–Z Songs.
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References[]
- ↑ https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?SearchForm.View_Count=100&SearchForm.Main_Search=BMI+Work+ID&SearchForm.Main_Search_Text=19373894&SearchForm.Search_Type=all
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