American rock band Faith No More covered the song in 1992 on their album Angel Dust and released it as a single in December of that year.

Written by Commodores lead singer Lionel Richie, the song is a slow ballad expressing a man's relief as a relationship ends.

Rather than being depressed about the break-up, he states that he is instead "easy like Sunday morning"—something that Richie described as evocative of "small Southern towns that die at 11:30pm" on a Saturday night, such as his hometown Tuskegee, Alabama.

Richie re-recorded a version of the song for his 2012 studio album Tuskegee which features country singer Willie Nelson.

[8] Cash Box called it "a bluesy ballad that verifies the Commodores' versatility and professionalism as all-around musicians.

Faith No More initially played "Easy" to replace their cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" that was a fixture of their concerts during this era.

"Easy" also reached number one in Australia for two weeks in May 1993 and peaked within the top five on the charts of Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Norway.

To promote the track, a music video directed by the film's director, Edgar Wright, was released on September 4, 2017.

[65] "Easy" was sampled by the Houston-based rap group Geto Boys for the song "Six Feet Deep" from their 1993 album Till Death Do Us Part.

It was also used as a sample in Cam'ron's 2002 song "Hey Ma" featuring Juelz Santana, Freeky Zekey and Toya from his album Come Home with Me.