Lazy Love

This article is about the Ne-Yo song. For the Chloe x Halle song, see Sugar Symphony.

"Lazy Love"
Single by Ne-Yo
from the album R.E.D.
ReleasedJune 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
GenreR&B
Length3:17
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Shaffer Smith, Robert Shea Taylor
Producer(s)Shea Taylor
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Let's Go"
(2012) 		"Lazy Love"
(2012) 		"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)"
(2012)

"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

References

  1. ^ a b Garraud, Tracy (June 14, 2012). "Ne-Yo Previews Introspective 'R.E.D.' Album in NYC". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "New Music - Ne Yo - Lazy Love". Rap-Up.com. May 14, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "NE-YO's R.E.D., Motown Debut Album, Arriving Sept. 18th !". pnrnewswire & Universal Motown. July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Ne-Yo - Lazy Love". US Amazon Mp3 (Amazon.com). June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "Video - Ne-Yo's Lazy Love". Rap-Up.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "New Video: Ne-Yo - 'Lazy Love' - That Grape Juice".
  7. ^ Smith, S.; Taylor, S. "LAZY LOVE Work ID:884281659". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  8. ^ "106 & Park Guest Rewind: Ne-Yo - "Lazy Love"". BET. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012.
  9. ^ "Burn the Bright Lights – CD by The Collective". Sanity. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "iTunes – Music – Lazy Love – Single by The Collective". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. July 4, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 – Issue Date: 2012-09-08". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  12. ^ "Ne-Yo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  13. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 17, 2012.