E No Easy

"E No Easy"
Single by P-Square featuring J. Martins
from the album Danger
Released	2009
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	R&B, hip hop, reggae
Writer(s)	Peter Okoye Paul Okoye J. Martins
P-Square featuring J. Martins singles chronology
"E No Easy" (2009) Music video "E No Easy" on YouTube

"E No Easy" is a 2009 song by P-Square featuring J. Martins that was revived as a bilingual French/English song "Positif" by Matt Houston featuring P-Square in 2012 becoming a hit in France.

"E No Easy"

"E No Easy" is a successful song by P-Square featuring J. Martins that was a hit locally in Nigeria. The song was written by the three singers Peter and Paul Okoye (actually the members of P-Square) and by J. Martins. It is taken from P-Square's album Danger.

A French version using the music of "E No Easy" and retitled "Positif" became a big hit in France. And after success of the French adaptation, "E No Easy" was also released finding some additional success in France in 2012.

In 2011, French-Algerian rapper El Matador had also included a mix of "E No Easy" credited to "El Matador feat P-Square" in his mixtape release Escale sur la lune.^[1] adding French rap verses, raï influences and additional Spanish lyrics to the track.moholo kearabetswe(im your biggest fan).

"Positif"

"Positif"
Single by Matt Houston featuring P-Square
from the album Racines
Released	23 April 2012
Format	CD single, Digital download
Recorded	April 2012 in Studio Video Clip, Paris, France
Genre	R&B, hip hop, reggae
Length	3:49
Label	On the Track
Writer(s)	Matthieu Gore Peter Okoye Paul Okoye J. Martins
Matt Houston featuring P-Square singles chronology
"Booty" (2011) "Positif" (2012) Music video "Positif" on YouTube

"Positif" is a 2012 bilingual song in French and English by Matt Houston featuring Nigerian brother duo P-Square. It is a remake of the earlier hit by P-Square with French lyrics added by Matthieu Gore (real name of Matt Houston) The song is taken from Houston's forthcoming album Racines as a first pre-release on 23 April 2012 from the album due in June 2012.

Houston sings the introductory French part while P-Square brother Peter and Paul are doing the backing vocals. The English parts are done by the Okoye brothers.

As a promotion, Matt Houston also released a "making of" video of his collaboration with Peter and Paul Okoye in the Video Clip Studios where the French hit was cut.^[2] It was the third of a series of "Welcome To My World" video episodes.^[3]

The official music video was uploaded on Matt Houston's VEVO channel on 4 May 2012. The single featured at #47 in its first week of release and climbed up to #6 on the SNEP French Singles Chart.

Charts

"Positif"

The release included the following track list:

1. "Positif" (featuring P-Square) – 3:49
2. "Positif" (featuring P-Square) – 3:51
3. "Positif" (Alex Rio Loco Remix) – 4:24
4. "Oh Gosh" (Chiré Remix) – 2:47

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	7
France (SNEP)[5]	5

"E No Easy"

Based on the success of "Positif", the English original "E No Easy" gained attention and popularity in France also entering the French SNEP charts reaching #141 on chart dated 26 May 2012.

Chart (2012)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[6]	141

References

1. El Matador feat. P-Square mix of "E No Easy"
2. Video for making of "Positif" in Video Clip Studios in Paris
3. On the Track YouTube channel of Matt Houston
4. "Ultratop.be – Matt Houston feat. P-Square – positif" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
5. "Lescharts.com – Matt Houston feat. P-Square – positif" (in French). Les classement single.
6. "Lescharts.com – P Square feat. feat. J Martins – E No Easy" (in French). Les classement single.