“Easy” is a collaboration between Latin rock band Santana and Matchbox Twenty vocalist Rob Thomas. The tune was written by Thomas, DeGaetano, and Itaal Shur, produced by Matt Serletic and sung by Thomas. It received three Grammy Awards: File of the 12 months, Music of the 12 months, and Finest Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Not solely was it the ultimate number-one Scorching 100 hit of the Nineteen Nineties, it was additionally the number-two Scorching 100 hit of the twentieth century. “Easy” is the one tune to seem on two decade-end Billboard charts. As of 2013, “Easy” is ranked the second most profitable tune of all time by Billboard.

Idea and background

“Easy” was initially conceived by Shur as a tune known as “Room 17”. The lyrics have been stripped off and the monitor was given to Thomas, who re-wrote the lyrics and melody and re-titled it “Easy”, then recorded the tune as a demo to play for Santana. After listening to the tune, Santana determined to have Thomas file the ultimate model.[1] Matt Serletic (who produced Matchbox Twenty’s debut album Your self or Somebody Like You) produced the tune and it was launched from Santana’s album Supernatural.

Thomas wrote “Easy” for his spouse, Marisol Maldonado. He said in interviews that the lyric “My Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa” was impressed by the 1972 Elton John tune “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”,[citation needed] which incorporates references to the 1961 Ben E. King tune “Spanish Harlem”.

Success

“Easy” grew to become a large hit in 1999, spending 12 weeks at primary on the Billboard Scorching 100 starting with the October 23, 1999 difficulty. It was the primary chart-topping tune in Carlos Santana’s long-running profession (his earlier greatest hit being “Black Magic Girl”, which peaked at quantity 4 in 1971).

The tune stayed within the high ten of the Billboard Scorching 100 for 30 weeks, a file solely bested by “How Do I Reside” by LeAnn Rimes. In 2015, Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” additionally surpassed “Easy” by spending 31 weeks within the high ten.

In the UK, “Easy” first charted at quantity 75 within the UK Singles Chart in October 1999. On a full launch in March 2000 it peaked at quantity 3, spending eight weeks within the high 40.

“Easy” additionally spent a record-breaking ten consecutive weeks on the high of the VSpot Prime 20 Countdown, a file that held up till the Dixie Chicks broke it in 2006. Supply