Green Green Grass (song) explained

Green Green Grass
Cover:George Ezra - Green Green Grass.png
Caption:signed CD single cover
Type:single
Artist:George Ezra
Album:Gold Rush Kid
Genre:Disco-pop, funk, soul
Length:2:47
Label:
Producer:
  • Joel Pott
  • Stuart Price
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"Green Green Grass" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. It was released on 22 April 2022, as the second single from Ezra's third studio album Gold Rush Kid. The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ezra's seventh top ten song there and was nominated for the Brit Award for Song Of The Year at the 2023 Brit Awards.[1]

Background and composition

The song was inspired by a 2018 Christmas holiday trip to St. Lucia by Ezra and his friends.[2] About the lyrical background of the song, Ezra explained, "there was a street party going on, with three different sound systems, people cooking in the street. I asked a woman what was going on and she told me it was a funeral – for three people. They were celebrating three lives! I thought: that is not how we do this at home. And it's really beautiful".[3]

The song release coincided with an announcement of his 2022 UK Arena Tour.[4] He performed the song, as well as a cover of Mimi Webb's House on Fire which was released on 18 February, during a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performance on 19 May.[5]

"Green Green Grass" is composed in the key of A major with a tempo of 113 beats per minute, with Ezra's vocals ranging from A5 to E4.[6] [7]

Ezra performed the song during the Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend in June 2022. The singer revealed that he was asked to omit the line "on the day that I die" from the performance beforehand.[8] [9]

Music video

The music video was released on 4 May 2022. It was directed by Isaac Ravishankara and shot in Los Angeles.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 19
Croatia (HRT)[12] 6
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[13] 33
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[14] 22
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[15] 5
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] 32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 44

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 111
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 100
Poland (ZPAV)[22] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 15
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[24] 54
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[25] 87
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 32

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabelVersion
Various22 April 2022Original + sped up[27]
29 April 2022Digital download, streamingSam Feldt remix
United Kingdom13 May 2022Digital download, streamingAcoustic
Italy3 June 2022Contemporary hit radioOriginal[28]
United Kingdom10 June 2022CD singleoriginal + instrumental + acoustic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . Carl . 12 January 2023 . BRIT Awards 2023 nominations REVEALED . 12 January 2023 . Official Charts Company.
  2. Web site: George Ezra - Green Green Gras. Elsner. Katrin. WDR. 23 May 2022. 11 June 2022.
  3. Web site: George Ezra has dropped a video for his latest track, 'Green Green Grass'. Cabot. Madeleine. Read Dork. 4 May 2022. 11 June 2022.
  4. Web site: George Ezra shares new single 'Green Green Grass' and announces UK tour. Moore. Sam. NME. 22 April 2022. 11 June 2022.
  5. Web site: George Ezra Performs "Green Green Grass" & Mimi Webb's "House On Fire" on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. PM Studio. 20 May 2022. 6 October 2022.
  6. Web site: BPM and key for Green Green Grass by George Ezra Tempo for Green Green Grass SongBPM songbpm.com . 2023-06-08 . SongBPM . en.
  7. Web site: Ezra . Barnett, George . Laslett . Pott, Joel . David . Price, Stuart . George . Ezra . 2022-06-02 . Green Green Grass . 2023-06-08 . Musicnotes.com . en.
  8. Web site: George Ezra explains why Green Green Grass was censored at Platinum Jubilee. Contactmusic.com. 10 June 2022. 11 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Jubilee concert: George Ezra removes song lyric about dying during appearance at Queen's celebration. Independent. Jacob. Stolworthy. 5 June 2022. 11 October 2022.
  10. Web site: George Ezra reveals 'Green Green Grass' video. DIY. 4 May 2022. 11 June 2022.
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 April 2023. 7 April 2023.
  12. Web site: HRT Airplay Radio Chart No. 1051 - Issue Date: October 31st 2022. 3 December 2022. 31 October 2022. en. Hrvatska Radiotelevizija.
  13. Web site: Radio-Charts Deutschland – Chartwoche 28/2022. MusicTrace. RadioCharts.com. German. 23 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722080522/https://radiocharts.com/html/charts_de_main.htm. 22 July 2022.
  14. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 24 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220825202813/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. 25 August 2022.
  15. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of March 1, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. 1 March 2023.
  16. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 2 May 2022. 11 June 2022.
  17. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8, 2023. Sverigetopplistan. 24 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2022. Ultratop. nl. 13 January 2023.
  19. Web site: Rapports annuels 2022. Ultratop. fr. 13 January 2023.
  20. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2022. Dutch Top 40. nl. 3 January 2023.
  21. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2022. MegaCharts. nl. 4 January 2023.
  22. Web site: Airplay 2022 – najpopularniejsze radiowe single. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. 17 February 2023.
  23. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2022. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2023.
  24. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 January 2024.
  25. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2023. Ultratop. nl. 7 January 2024.
  26. Web site: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2023. Official Charts Company. Griffiths. George. 29 December 2023. 29 December 2023.
  27. Web site: Green Green Grass - song by George Ezra. Spotify. 11 June 2022.
  28. Web site: George Ezra "Green Green Grass" (Radio Date: 03/06/2022). radiodate.it. it. 11 June 2022.

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