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| "Lazy Love" | ||||
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| Single by Ne-Yo | ||||
| from the album R.E.D. | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shaffer Smith, Robert Shea Taylor | |||
| Producer(s) | Shea Taylor | |||
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"Lazy Love" is a song by American recording artist Ne-Yo, premiere online on May 14, 2012. It officially impacted Urban radio on May 29, 2012 and was released on June 12, 2012 by Motown Records for purchase as a digital download. It is the first single from his album R.E.D. The music video for the song premiered on June 11, 2012. The song peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. The music video was directed by Diane Martel.
Background and release
Ne-Yo's fifth album R.E.D. (2012) is the follow-up to the singer's 2010 concept-heavy studio album, Libra Scale. [1] The album's first single titled "Lazy Love" was premiered online on May 14, 2012, [2] and was serviced to US urban radio on May 29, 2012. [3] On June 12, 2012, the song was released for digital download in the United States. [4] [5] The song entered the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart at #97, and peaked at 25. "Lazy Love" is one of two songs which precede the album's release, the other " Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" being directed towards mainstream audiences, with its Europop and synthpop production. [3]
Music video
The clean version of the music video was premiered on BET's 106 & Park on June 11, 2012. [6] While the explicit/dirty version of the video premiered the following day on VEVO.
Writing and production
"Lazy Love" is a down-tempo R&B slow-jam written by Ne-Yo and Robert Shea Talor, with production courtesy of Shea Taylor. [7] The song features a " sonorous base" line and "slow-drip synths" with lyrics that centre on the "languid desire that pins a couple to their sheets way past morning". [1]
Live performances and cover versions
Ne-Yo has performed the song live. He performed it live for the first time on BET's 106 & Park. [8] On May 30, 2014, Australian boy band The Collective released an acoustic cover of "Lazy Love" as a B-side to the physical release of their fourth single " Burn the Bright Lights". [9] The Collective's cover was later released digitally on July 4, 2014 as their fifth single. [10]
Charts
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References
- ^ a b Garraud, Tracy (June 14, 2012). "Ne-Yo Previews Introspective 'R.E.D.' Album in NYC". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "New Music - Ne Yo - Lazy Love". Rap-Up.com. May 14, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "NE-YO's R.E.D., Motown Debut Album, Arriving Sept. 18th !". pnrnewswire & Universal Motown. July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Ne-Yo - Lazy Love". US Amazon Mp3 ( Amazon.com). June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Video - Ne-Yo's Lazy Love". Rap-Up.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "New Video: Ne-Yo - 'Lazy Love' - That Grape Juice".
- ^ Smith, S.; Taylor, S. "LAZY LOVE Work ID:884281659". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "106 & Park Guest Rewind: Ne-Yo - "Lazy Love"". BET.
- ^ "Burn the Bright Lights – CD by The Collective". Sanity. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Lazy Love – Single by The Collective". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. July 4, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 – Issue Date: 2012-09-08". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Ne-Yo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
