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"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
Recorded	1991
Studio	New York City Recording Studios
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:08
Label	Relativity Records
Songwriter(s)	Lonnie Lynn, Andrew Jay Marks, London C McDaniels, Dion Wilson, Tony Craig
Producer(s)	2 pc. DRK (No I.D., The Twilite Tone)
Common singles chronology
"Take It EZ" (1992) "Breaker 1/9" (1992)

"Take It EZ" is the debut single by Chicago rapper Common (then known as Common Sense) from his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar?. It is produced by 2 pc. DRK, a production team made up of Immenslope and The 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. 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.

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

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

• 1992 debut singles
• Common (rapper) songs
• 1992 songs
• Relativity Records singles
• Songs written by Common (rapper)
• Songs written by No I.D.