Almost Easy

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Field	Value
name	Almost Easy
cover	Almost Easy.JPG
type	single
artist	Avenged Sevenfold
album	Avenged Sevenfold
released	September 18, 2007
recorded	2007
venue
genre
length	3:54
label	Warner Bros.
writer	The Rev
producer	Avenged Sevenfold
prev_title	Critical Acclaim
prev_year	2007
next_title	Afterlife
next_year	2008
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"Almost Easy" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It is the second song as well as lead single from their self-titled fourth album. The song is one of the band's most popular tracks, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Background

"Almost Easy" was written by band drummer The Rev.

The song first premiered at a concert in Virginia during Avenged Sevenfold's appearances during 2007's Warped Tour. The song was officially released on September 18, 2007 through online music stores such as iTunes and URGE.

Appearances

The song was included on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack. Originally, it was planned to be on the 2007 Transformers soundtrack; however, it was not finished in time. The song is available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as of March 6, 2008, and featured again as part of the Avenged Sevenfold track pack for Guitar Hero 5. The song is also featured in Rock Band 2.

On the Diamonds in the Rough album an alternate mix of "Almost Easy" is included. This version, mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, included triggered drums, alternate vocals, and louder guitars and pianos. This version was also featured in the 2007 racing video game Need for Speed: ProStreet.

In December 2008 it was announced that the USC Trojan Marching Band would perform the song at the Rose Bowl halftime show on January 1, 2009.

Music video

The band released a video for "Almost Easy" with director P.R. Brown. The video debuted on Fuse's The Sauce on September 24, 2007 and MTV2's Unleashed on October 1, 2007.

The video shows the band playing on a barren wasteland whilst they appear to be aflame. Over a ridge, a huge crowd of hundreds of people appear, walking in a zombie-like fashion towards the band, only to stop at a large gaping hole and jump downwards, into what appears to be Hell. Special effects show some parts where the people have skulls for faces.

At the end of the video, when the last person jumps down the cavern, the camera zooms out from the band, showing that the hole the people were jumping into was actually the eye of the band's logo, the "Deathbat". The band stated in an interview with Fuse host Steven Smith on Steven's Untitled Rock Show that the inspiration for the video came from a Wendy's commercial they saw in Asia in which a large crowd is running toward the same hamburger.

M. Shadows then said "Wouldn't it be cool if we (Avenged Sevenfold) were playing in a fiery blaze and a bunch of people were running towards us," an idea that would eventually become the video.

Track listing

;iTunes single ;UK single

"Almost Easy" – 3:54
"Walk – 5:20
"Almost Easy (live)" – 3:53

;UK promo single

"Almost Easy" – 3:55

;UK single

"Almost Easy" – 3:56
"Almost Easy (live)" – 3:53

Note: All versions have exactly the same album version of "Almost Easy" (except for the live version). Simply, each version has one more second of silence at the end.

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold

M. Shadows – lead vocals, backing vocals
Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
The Rev - drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals
Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Christ – bass guitar, backing vocals Session musicians
Piano by Greg Kurstin Production
Produced by Avenged Sevenfold
Engineered by Fred Archambault and Dave Schiffman, assisted by Clifton Allen, Chris Steffen, Robert DeLong, Aaron Walk, Mike Scielzi, and Josh Wilbur
Mixed by Andy Wallace
Mastered by Brian Gardner
Drum tech by Mike Fasano
Guitar tech by Walter Rice
'Fan Producers for a Day' (MVI) by Daniel McLaughlin and Christopher Guinn

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

Certifications

References

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Olivier, Bobby. (March 20, 2023). "Avenged Sevenfold albums ranked: From worst to best".
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(June 22, 2009). "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Soundtrack - Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen The Album". digiRAMA.
Chapstick, Kelsey. (November 29, 2019). "See Avenged Sevenfold Reveal "Weird" Secrets Behind Song "Almost Easy"".
Faylor, Chris. (March 6, 2008). "New ''Guitar Hero 3'' DLC Packs Deftones and Thrice; Free Dropkick Murphys Songs in Mid-March".
(July 6, 2010). "The Guitar Hero(R) Music Library Gets Hotter This Summer With an Assortment of New Additions for Guitar Hero(R) 5, Band Hero(R) and This Fall's Guitar Hero(R): Warriors of Rock". [[Activision]].
(April 3, 2022). "Almost Easy - Avenged Sevenfold Guitar Expert FC (Rock Band 2 Deluxe)".
"Need for Speed ProStreet soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com".
(December 30, 2008). ""USC Trojan Marching Band to Perform Avenged Sevenfold's "Almost Easy" During Rose Bowl Halftime Show"".
(January 4, 2009). "USC Band | Rose Bowl 2009 | Almost Easy | Avenged Sevenfold". YouTube.
"Avenged Sevenfold: Almost Easy".
(14 October 2007). "Almost Easy - Single".

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