Take It EZ

"Take It EZ"
Single by Common Sense
from the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?
B-side	"Soul by the Pound"
Released	September 4, 1992
Format	CD single Audio cassette Maxi single
Recorded	1991
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:08
Label	Relativity Records
Producer(s)	2 pc. DRK
Common singles chronology
- "Take It EZ" (1992) "Breaker 1/9" (1992)

"Take It EZ" is the debut single by Chicago rapper Common from his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar?. It is produced by 2 pc.DRK, a production team made up of Immenslope and Twilite Tone. The song's beat mixes keyboards and saxophone playing by Lenny Underwood and Tony Orbach respectively, as well as a sample from "When Will the Day Come" by Rasa. Its beat anticipates the soulful production from Common's second album, Resurrection.^[1] It reached #5 on the Hot Rap Singles chart making it the most popular single from Common's debut album. Stanton Swihart of Allmusic considers it to be a standout track on the album.^[2]

Track listing

A-side

1. "Take It EZ" (4:08)
2. "Take It EZ (Instrumental)" (4:08)

B-side

1. "Take It EZ (Jazz Instrumental)" (4:08)
2. "Soul by the Pound" (4:20)

Chart positions

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	5

References

1. Jost, Matt. "Can I Borrow a Dollar? Review at RapReviews.com". Retrieved March 24, 2007.
2. Swihart, Stanton. "Can I Borrow a Dollar? Review at Allmusic". Retrieved March 24, 2007.

See also

• List of Common songs