{{Infobox song | name = Take It EZ | cover = Common - take it ez.jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = Common Sense | album = Can I Borrow a Dollar? | B-side = Soul by the Pound | released = September 4, 1992 | recorded = 1991 | studio = New York City Recording Studios | venue = | genre = Hip hop | length = 4:08 | label = Relativity Records | writer = Lonnie Lynn, Andrew Jay Marks, London C McDaniels, Dion Wilson, Tony Craig | producer = 2 pc. DRK (No I.D., The Twilite Tone) | chronology = Common Sense | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Breaker 1/9 | next_year = 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''.<ref name="RapReviews">{{cite web | last = Jost | first = Matt | url = http://rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_borrowadollar.html | title = Can I Borrow a Dollar? Review at RapReviews.com | work = | publisher = | accessdate = March 24, 2007}}</ref> 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.<ref name="AMGReview">{{cite web | last = Swihart | first = Stanton | url = {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r53985|pure_url=yes}} | title = Can I Borrow a Dollar? Review at Allmusic | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = March 24, 2007}}</ref>
==Track listing==
===A-side=== # "Take It EZ" (4:08) # "Take It EZ (Instrumental)" (4:08)
===B-side=== # "Take It EZ (Jazz Instrumental)" (4:08) # "Soul by the Pound" (4:20)
==Chart positions== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (1992) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles |align="center"|5 |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==See also== *List of Common songs
{{Common singles}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Take It Ez}} Category:1992 debut singles Category:Common (rapper) songs Category:1992 songs Category:Relativity Records singles Category:Songs written by Common (rapper) Category:Songs written by No I.D.