"Lazy Love" is a song by American recording artist

Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...

, premiere online on May 14, 2012. It officially impacted Urban radio on May 29, 2012 and was released on June 12, 2012 by

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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 ''

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'' Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. The music video was directed by

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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, ''

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''. The album's first single titled "Lazy Love" was premiered online on May 14, 2012, and was serviced to US

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radio on May 29, 2012. On June 12, 2012, the song was released for digital download in the United States. The song entered the ''

'' 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 "

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" being directed towards mainstream audiences, with its

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and

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production.

Music video

The clean version of the

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was premiered on

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's 106 & Park on June 11, 2012. While the explicit/dirty version of the video premiered the following day on VEVO.

Writing and production

"Lazy Love" is a

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R&B slow-jam written by Ne-Yo and Robert Shea Talor, with production courtesy of Shea Taylor. The song features a "

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base" line and "slow-drip synths" with lyrics that centre on the "languid desire that pins a couple to their sheets way past morning".

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. On May 30, 2014, Australian boy band The Collective released an acoustic cover of "Lazy Love" as a

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to the physical release of their fourth single "

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". The Collective's cover was later released digitally on July 4, 2014 as their fifth single.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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