"Lazy" is the fourth single from English rock band

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's third album, '' Coming Up'' (1996). Released on 7 April 1997 through

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, "Lazy" was the fourth single from the album to reach the top 10 of the

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, peaking at number nine. The song also reached the top 20 in Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. "Lazy" was produced by

Ed Buller Edmund Wilbur Hudson "Ed" Buller (born 9 August 1962 in Reigate, Surrey) is an English record producer and former musician. He has primarily worked with English bands including Suede, Pulp, The Raincoats and The Courteeners. Biography Buller fir ...

while the additional

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tracks were by Bruce Lampcov. The song "Digging a Hole" on CD2 was written and performed solo by keyboard player

Neil Codling Neil John Codling (born 5 December 1973) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the alternative rock band Suede. Early life Neil Codling was raised in Str ...

on lead vocals, although is still credited as Suede.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by Pedro Romhanyi, who previously made videos for the band's songs, "

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", "

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" and " Saturday Night". The rather abstract clip features mostly slow motion shots of the band relaxing inside a bedsit, as singer Brett Anderson peers through a tiny gap in the floorboards into his neighbour's apartment. At one point in the video, keyboardist Neil Codling is seen laughing as he feeds a mushroom to some goldfish before confronting Brett Anderson with a mirror he positions in a way which shows their faces combining as one.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Lazy" # "These Are the Sad Songs" # "Feel" UK CD2 # "Lazy" # "Sadie" # "Digging a Hole" UK cassette single # "Lazy" # "She" (live) European CD single # "Lazy" (album version) # "Sadie" Australian CD single # "Lazy" # "These Are the Sad Songs" # "Feel" # "Sadie" Japanese CD single # "Lazy" # "These Are the Sad Songs" # "Feel" # "Sadie" # "Digging a Hole"

Charts

References

{{Authority control Suede (band) songs 1997 singles Music videos directed by Pedro Romhanyi Song recordings produced by Ed Buller Songs written by Brett Anderson