"Easy" is a song written by Katrina Elam and Michael Mobley and recorded by the American

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group

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as a duet with British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield. It was released in June 2011 as the third and final single from Rascal Flatts' album '' Nothing Like This''. It became Rascal Flatts' fifth AC Top 20 hit. As of the chart dated July 21, 2012, the song has sold 917,000 copies in the US.

Content

"Easy" is a midtempo ballad in

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with a vocal range from C to C. The song begins in

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and modulates up to

E minor E minor is a minor scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has one sharp, on the F. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major. The E natural minor scale is: Change ...

halfway through the second verse.

Critical reception

Jessica Phillips of '' Country Weekly'' called the song a "sizzling duet".

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was less favorable, calling it a "questionable stab at pop radio crossover". Ben Foster of ''Country Universe'' gave the song a B, saying that the lyrics are simple, but effective at telling the story of two ex-lovers who are in denial of the strong feelings they still harbor for one another. Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song four stars out of five, calling it "a daring collaboration and fits right into the Rascal Flatts wheelhouse."

Music video

The music video for the song premiered on CMT.com on July 1, 2011.

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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