Easier (5 Seconds of Summer song)

"Easier"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album Calm
Released23 May 2019
Recorded2019
Genre
Length2:38
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Charlie Puth
  • Louis Bell
  • Andrew Watt
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Who Do You Love"
(2019) 		"Easier"
(2019) 		"Teeth"
(2019)
Music video
"Easier" on YouTube

"Easier" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, released on 23 May 2019 through Interscope Records as both the lead single from their fourth studio album Calm (2020) and their first release through the label.[5] Billboard magazine included the song on their 100 Best Songs of 2019 list at number 79.[6] At the 2019 ARIA Music Awards, the song earned them a nomination for the ARIA Award for Best Group.[7]

Besides the original version, the band has also released an alternate version and two remixes of the song; on 5 July 2019, a version called "Easier – Live from the Vault" was released on YouTube with an accompanying music video. It was later made available on streaming services and for digital download as well.[8] A week later, on 12 July 2019, a remix by Seeb was released, and on 13 August 2019, a remix with Charlie Puth was released.[9]

  1. ^ Spanos, Brittany (23 May 2019). "Watch 5 Seconds of Summer's Gloomy Video for Nine Inch Nails-Inspired 'Easier'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ Padin, Malvika (26 March 2020). "Album Review: 5 Seconds Of Summer - CALM". Gigwise. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Album Review: 5 Seconds of Summer - CALM Redbrick Music". Redbrick. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ACE Repetory 'Easier' Work ID:897400286". ASCAP. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer on Instagram: "EASIER // 05/23/2019"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ Campbell, Rachel (5 July 2019). "5 Seconds Of Summer enter the vault in moody "Easier" live performance". Alternative Press. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference EasierRemix was invoked but never defined (see the help page).