"Eez-eh"
Single by Kasabian
from the album 48:13
B-side"beanz"
Released29 April 2014 (2014-04-29)
Recorded2013 in London, England
Genre
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(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[2] 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'.[3] 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.[4]

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."[5]

The lyric "Every one's on bugle/Now we're being watched by Google" is often edited on some versions, such as the official music video and radio edit because 'bugle' is a slang term for cocaine; it is replaced with the previous line "Every day is brutal".

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.[6] After being released in April throughout Europe and in Australia, the single was released in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2014.[7] A second version of the single, containing the B-side "Beanz", was released digitally on 3 June 2014.[8] The band also performed the single on The Graham Norton Show on 13 June 2014.[9] 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."[10] 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."[5] Antiquiet.com described the song as "without a doubt the most electronic-tinged release since the band's breakthrough self-titled first album."[11]

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.[12] The video features Swedish actress Noomi Rapace.[13]

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.[14] 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[7]
No.TitleLength
1."eez-eh"3:00
Digital download – Version 2[8]
No.TitleLength
1."eez-eh"2:59
2."beanz"4:41

Personnel

Kasabian

  • Tom Meighan – lead vocals
  • Sergio Pizzorno – co-lead vocals, synthesizers, programming, percussion
  • Chris Edwards – bass guitar
  • Ian Matthews – drums

Additional personnel

  • Tim Carter – guitar

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[15] 30
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[16] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 38
Italy (FIMI)[18] 40
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[19] 30
Scotland (OCC)[20] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 22

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Australia[23] 29 April 2014 Sony Music Digital download
(Version 1)
Austria[24]
Belgium[25]
France[26]
Germany[27]
Ireland[28]
Italy[29]
Netherlands[30]
Norway[31]
Poland[32]
Sweden[33]
United Kingdom[7] 1 June 2014
Australia[34] 3 June 2014 Digital download
(Version 2)
Italy[35]
United Kingdom[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kasabians new video Eez-Eh". Bimbamboo Life. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kasabian announce 'stripped back' new album, '48:13' – full details". NME. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kasabian: ''Eez-Eh' Is An Invite To A Whole Other World video". NME. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kasabian: eez-eh is like Born Slippy but better". XFM. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 Daly, Rhian (28 April 2014). "'Eez-Eh' Track Review: Have Kasabian Still Got It?". NME. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kasabian - eez-eh - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two". YouTube. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (GB). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (GB). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Graham Norton Show on BBC1 tonight with Samuel L Jackson, Keira Knightley, Jenson Button & Kasabian". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "20 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (23/4/2014)". NME. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kasabian Announce New Album '48:13', Stream The First Single 'eez-eh' Here". Antiquiet.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Kasabian - eez-eh". YouTube. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Noomi features in new Kasabian video". noomi-rapace.info. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Kasabian - eez-eh". YouTube. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Kasabian – Eez-eh" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Kasabian – Eez-eh" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Kasabian". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Classifiche – Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 24 del 2014". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2015
  19. ↑ "Kasabian Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "British single certifications – Kasabian – Eez-Eh". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  23. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (AU). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  24. ↑ ""eez-eh - Single" von Kasabian" (in German). iTunes (AT). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  25. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (BE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  26. ↑ "eez-eh - Single par Kasabian" (in French). iTunes (FR). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  27. ↑ ""eez-eh - Single" von Kasabian" (in German). iTunes (DE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  28. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (IE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  29. ↑ "eez-eh - Single di Kasabian" (in Italian). iTunes (IT). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  30. ↑ "'eez-eh - Single' van Kasabian". iTunes (NL). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  31. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (NO). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  32. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (PL). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  33. ↑ "eez-eh - Single av Kasabian" (in Swedish). iTunes (SE). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  34. ↑ "eez-eh - Single by Kasabian". iTunes (AU). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  35. ↑ "eez-eh - Single di Kasabian" (in Italian). iTunes (IT). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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