Eez-eh

"Eez-eh"
Single by Kasabian
from the album 48:13
B-side "beanz"
Released 29 April 2014
Format Digital download, 10"
Recorded 2013, London, UK
Genre
Length 3:00
Label Columbia, Sony Music
Writer(s) Sergio Pizzorno
Producer(s) Sergio Pizzorno
Kasabian singles chronology
"Man of Simple Pleasures"
(2012)		 "Eez-eh"
(2014)		 "Bumblebeee"
(2014)

"Eez-eh" (stylised as "eez-eh") is a song by English rock band Kasabian from their fifth studio album, 48:13. The song was released as the lead single to promote the album[4] on 29 April 2014.

Composition

The single embraces a slight change in style for Kasabian, with the track resembling electronic dance music – more so than their previous work. In an interview, Sergio Pizzorno revealed that the song's production was inspired by Giorgio Moroder, who had said 120BPM was a 'magic tempo'.[5] The song title is derived from the pronunciation of the word 'easy' in a Leicester accent. Frontman Tom Meighan described the song as a "working class anthem" and said he would like the song to have the same effect on people as "Born Slippy", a well-known 1996 number two single by electronic group Underworld.[6]

Commenting on the song's lyrics – which include lines such as "I've got the feeling that I'm gonna keep you up all night – Pizzorno said: "It's more a conversation that me and Tom [Meighan] might have at five or six in the morning. There have been so many nights in hotel rooms where me and Tom will stay up all night talking and it's about that."[7]

Promotion and release

The group performed "Eez-eh" along with two other tracks from 48:13 – "Bumblebeee" and "Stevie" – on Later... with Jools Holland on 13 May 2014.[8] After being released in April throughout Europe and in Australia, the single was released in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2014.[9] A second version of the single, containing the B-side "Beanz", was released digitally on 3 June 2014.[10] The band also performed the single on The Graham Norton Show on 13 June 2014.[11] The band also performed the track at Glastonbury Festival 2014. Live performances of the track are usually extended.

Reception

According to NME magazine, the song is "pure '90s rave."[12] Rhian Daly also noted that the track is "far from being a serious take on the world's issues," and Kasabian keeps things "tongue-in-cheek, cartoon-like and – most importantly – fun."[7] Antiquiet.com described the song as "without a doubt the most electronic-tinged release since the band's breakthrough self-titled first album."[13]

Music video

A music video for the song was released onto YouTube on 29 April 2014. It was directed by Aitor Throup, who also designs sets for live shows and artwork.[14] The video features Swedish actress Noomi Rapace.[15]

The video features the band dancing and posing in front of a large karaoke screen showing the lyrics of the song. Segments of the video see the members jumping up and down in a line, ornaments of various animals and frontman Tom Meighan spitting milk into the lens of the camera. Sergio Pizzorno appears both wearing a '48:13' t-shirt and without a shirt, often also wearing large foam hands.[16] Bassist Chris Edwards also appears, at one stage wearing a Groucho Marx disguise and smoking a cigar, and drummer Ian Matthews appears, wearing a snapback with pipes connected to his mouth.

Track listing

Digital download – Version 1[9]
No. Title Length
1. "eez-eh"   3:00
Digital download – Version 2[10]
No. Title Length
1. "eez-eh"   2:59
2. "beanz"   4:41

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[17] 30
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[18] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 38
Italy (FIMI)[20] 40
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[21] 30
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[22] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 22

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Australia[24] 29 April 2014 Sony Music Digital download
(Version 1)
Austria[25]
Belgium[26]
France[27]
Germany[28]
Ireland[29]
Italy[30]
Netherlands[31]
Norway[32]
Poland[33]
Sweden[34]
United Kingdom[9] 1 June 2014
Australia[35] 3 June 2014 Digital download
(Version 2)
Italy[36]
United Kingdom[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Kasabian – eez-eh". Last.fm. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kasabian - Eez-eh - Burn FM". Burn FM. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kasabians new video Eez-eh". Bimbamboo Life. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kasabian announce 'stripped back' new album, '48:13' – full details". NME. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kasabian: '‍ '​Eez-Eh' Is An Invite To A Whole Other World video". NME. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kasabian: eez-eh is like Born Slippy but better". XFM. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Daly, Rhian (28 April 2014). "'Eez-Eh' Track Review: Have Kasabian Still Got It?". NME. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kasabian - eez-eh - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two". YouTube. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (GB). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (GB). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Graham Norton Show on BBC1 tonight with Samuel L Jackson, Keira Knightley, Jenson Button & Kasabian". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "20 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (23/4/2014)". NME. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Kasabian Announce New Album '48:13', Stream The First Single 'eez-eh' Here". Antiquiet.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Kasabian - eez-eh". YouTube. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Noomi features in new Kasabian video". noomi-rapace.info. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Kasabian - eez-eh". YouTube. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kasabian – Eez-eh" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kasabian – Eez-eh" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 25, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "FIMI – Classifiche – Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 24 del 2014". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Kasabian Album & Song Chart History" Japan Hot 100 for Kasabian. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-06-14". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  23. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-06-14" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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  25. ↑ ""eez-eh - Single" von Kasabian" (in German). iTunes (AT). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  26. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (BE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  27. ↑ "eez-eh - Single par Kasabian" (in French). iTunes (FR). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  28. ↑ ""eez-eh - Single" von Kasabian" (in German). iTunes (DE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  29. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (IE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  30. ↑ "eez-eh - Single di Kasabian" (in Italian). iTunes (IT). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  31. ↑ "'eez-eh - Single' van Kasabian". iTunes (NL). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  32. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (NO). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  33. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (PL). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  34. ↑ "eez-eh - Single av Kasabian" (in Swedish). iTunes (SE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  35. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (AU). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  36. ↑ "eez-eh - Single di Kasabian" (in Italian). iTunes (IT). Retrieved 5 June 2014.