Easy (Mat Zo and Porter Robinson song)

According to Mat Zo, "Easy" was first conceived as "EZ", a "garage" version of the song; he then asked Porter Robinson to work on another track based on it. Both versions appear on Mat Zo's late-2013 debut studio album Damage Control.{{Cite web |last=Sundius |first=Michael |date=2013-11-05 |title=Mat Zo's Damage Control: an inspiring and timeless artistic debut [Interview + Album Review] |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2013/11/mat-zo-damage-control-review-and-interview/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}} "Easy" is a progressive house song.

An anime-like music video to accompany the release of "Easy" was first released onto YouTube on 8 March 2013 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-four seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at3FPJaAwoY |title=Mat Zo & Porter Robinson - Easy (Official Video) |publisher=YouTube |date=8 March 2013 |accessdate=22 February 2016}} The creators of this video were the animation group, The Line.{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineanimation.com/work/ |title=Work — |website=Thelineanimation.com |date= |accessdate=22 February 2016}} The video follows a pop star by the name of Maki. She ignores her manager's attempts to contact her, and then she leaves her apartment complex on a motorcycle, with a large duffel bag. After she has driven a distance on the highway out of the city, she activates it, which causes what would appear to be a large expanding dome of light, possibly an explosion. She calmly and happily waits for the dome to catch up with her after it has consumed the city, and is then floating in a white void in a different art style. Then she appears riding a bicycle amid peaceful scenery matching a photo seen earlier in the video. The video contains many references to the classic anime film Akira. Some are visual, such as the light paths left by motorcycles, but there is at least one plot reference in the form of the explosion that consumes the city.

As of October 2024, the video has received over 16 million views.

John D. Luerssen wrote to Rolling Stone that "Easy" was "buoyant and inviting".{{Cite magazine |last=Luerssen |first=John D. |date=2013-11-01 |title=Album Premiere: Mat Zo Mixes Styles on 'Damage Control' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mat-zo-mixes-styles-on-damage-control-album-premiere-76447/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} Andy Kellman of AllMusic described it as "one of 2013's most memorable commercial dance singles".{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/worlds-mw0002690106 |title=Worlds – Porter Robinson |last=Kellman |first=Andy |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=August 17, 2014 |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811021834/http://www.allmusic.com/album/worlds-mw0002690106 |url-status=live}} In 2017, Tatiana Cirisano of Billboard chose "Easy" as the fourth best track in Robinson's discography at the time. Describing it as "pure joy", she wrote: "With charming vocals, piercing chords and the bubbliest of choruses, it's the type of track that doesn’t age with time, making it all the more legendary."{{Cite magazine |last=Cirisano |first=Tatiana |date=2017-07-06 |title=Porter Robinson's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/porter-robinson-songs-best-hits-list-7857805/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702160048/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/porter-robinson-songs-best-hits-list-7857805/ |url-status=live }} The same year, Vice named it the 42nd best electronic dance music song of all time.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-12 |title=The 101 Best EDM Songs of All Time |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-101-best-edm-songs-best-dance-songs-of-all-time/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122233556/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjjdgv/the-101-best-edm-songs-best-dance-songs-of-all-time |url-status=live }} In 2019, Billboard staff named it the 36th greatest dance song of the decade.{{Cite magazine |date=2019-11-26 |title=The 60 Greatest Dance Songs of the Decade: Staff List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-dance-songs-of-the-decade-top-60-8544613/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519171836/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-dance-songs-of-the-decade-top-60-8544613/ |url-status=live }} In 2022, Rolling Stone Australia named it the 175th best dance song of all time.{{Cite web |last1=Dolan |first1=Jon |last2=Lopez |first2=Julyssa |last3=Matos |first3=Michelangelo |last4=Staffe |first4=Claire |date=2022-07-25 |title=200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/-41563/skrillex-scary-monsters-and-nice-sprites-2010-41701/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=2023-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208001958/https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/-41563/skrillex-scary-monsters-and-nice-sprites-2010-41701/ |url-status=live }}

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| note2 = Andy C Remix

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| note3 = Modek 'Bright As Day' Remix

| length3 = 5:03

| title4 = Easy

| note4 = Botnek Remix

| length4 = 6:37

| title5 = Easy

| note5 = Lemaitre Remix

| length5 = 3:57

| title6 = Easy

| note6 = Extended Mix

| length6 = 6:36

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