Lazy (X-Press 2 song)

David Byrne initially approached X-Press 2 to ask them to be his backing band, but they declined, saying, "We had to tell him we're just a bunch of studio gits." Byrne recorded his vocals at his home in New York City and emailed them to X-Press 2. Darren Rock of X-Press 2 said: "We put it through the mixing desk. Our music coming out of one side, all his stuff coming out of the other side. We were all there like, 'Oh my god'. At points, he's clucking like a chicken on there, at other points there are these mad organ noises that didn't fit at all. It was so out there. Just nuts." Byrne released an orchestral version on his 2004 album Grown Backwards. ==Critical reception==

Writing in The Guardian, Gary Mullholland called the song "a cheery dance-pop record". Helen Brown of The Daily Telegraph praised it as a "glorious dancefloor collaboration". Drowned in Sounds Jon Smith said: "Catchy, funny and anthemic, if we're lucky this could be the sound of the summer. For those of us who had written off the singles chart as irrelevant, this is a welcome reminder that there's life in the old dog yet." ==Music video==

The music video was directed by Howard Shur. It features a man played by Bob Stephenson who has created a series of contraptions that enable him to go through his daily routine without moving. ==Live performances==

During a performance on Top of the Pops, Byrne sang while X-Press 2 sat on a bunk bed and at a desk. ==Track listings==

UK CD single • "Lazy" (radio edit) • "Lazy" (original) • "Lazy" (Norman Cook remix) • "Lazy" (enhanced video) UK 12-inch single :A1. "Lazy" (original mix) :AA1. "Lazy" (acapella) :AA2. "Lazy" (reprise) UK 12-inch single (remixes) :A1. "Lazy" (Norman Cook remix) :A2. "Lazy" (radio edit) :AA1. "Lazy" (Peace Division dub) European CD single • "Lazy" (radio edit) • "Lazy" (Norman Cook remix) Australian CD single • "Lazy" (radio edit) • "Lazy" (original) • "Lazy" (Norman Cook remix) US maxi-CD single • "Lazy" (original) – 9:26 • "Lazy" (Norman Cook remix) – 6:18 • "Lazy" (Norman Cook dub) – 6:42 • "Lazy" (Peace Division dub) – 9:20 • "AC/DC" (Gangbanger mix) – 9:26 ==Credits and personnel==

Credits are adapted from the European CD single liner notes. Studios • Recorded at Rocksteady Studio (London, England) • Mixed at Rollover Studios (London, England) Personnel • X-Press 2 – writing, production, arrangement, art direction • David Byrne – writing, vocals, arrangement • Pete Z. – keyboards • James Brown – engineering, mixing • Adam Wren – mixing • Tom Hingston Studio – art direction, design • Jason Evans – photography ==Charts==

Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==