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"Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)" is a song by American rock band Sugar Ray. It was released in April 2003 as the lead single from their album, In the Pursuit of Leisure. The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks and featured hip hop artist ProHoeZak.
"Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)" | ||||
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Single by Sugar Ray | ||||
from the album In the Pursuit of Leisure | ||||
Released | April 28, 2003 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sugar Ray | |||
Producer(s) | David Kahne | |||
Sugar Ray singles chronology | ||||
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It heavily samples the R&B group Midnight Star's 1983 single "No Parking (On the Dance Floor)," in addition to incorporating the main guitar riff from Sweet's 1978 hit, "Love is Like Oxygen".
Music video
editThe music video premiered in May 2003 and features the band working at a car wash.
Charts
editChart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 85 |
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[2] | 20 |
US Pop (Radio & Records)[3] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 271.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-06-13.pdf