The song was written by Spears, will.i.am, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Nicky Romero and Marcus van Wattum.
In May 2013, will.i.am was confirmed as the executive producer of Spears' eighth studio album Britney Jean, which was released in December 2013.
He described that his recording process differed from his past experience with the Black Eyed Peas, elaborating that "[he and Spears] had these juicy sessions, where [they had] been bonding, building the trust and comfort.
[3] "It Should Be Easy" is a EDM-inspired song that whose lyrics is about how love "shouldn't be complicated", with Spears imagining a bright-normal-future with a man who's stolen her heart.
[6] Writing for Glamour, Christopher Rosa thought it "turns BritBrit into a robot" and "features an EDM breakdown that sounds dated upon delivery", and he named it Spears's fifth-worst song of all time.