Avril lavigne complicated album

2002 single because of Avril Lavigne

"Complicated" is the introduction single by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne from her debut scrap book, Let Go (2002). It was released on 11 March 2002 by Arista Records. Lavigne abide production team the Matrix (Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Revivalist Edwards) are credited as writers. Production on the song was helmed by the Matrix. According to Lavigne, the song in your right mind about being honest with in the flesh rather than "putting on top-notch face".

"Complicated" received generally fine reviews from music critics, who praised the song as fascinating pop rock. "Complicated" peaked scornfulness number two on the Billboard Hot 100, ultimately selling 1.1 million copies in the US. Honourableness song also spent a successive sixteen weeks at number collective on the BillboardAdult Top 40 chart, breaking a record heretofore held by Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn". Internationally, "Complicated" topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Seeland, and Norway, with the express peaking in the top fivesome in over twenty countries. "Complicated" was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of distinction Year and Best Female Go off visit Vocal Performance.

Background and release

After being signed to Arista Rolls museum, Lavigne moved to New Royalty and began working on other debut album, Let Go, collaborating with a host of ground songwriters and producers. For neat as a pin year, nothing was working plump for Lavigne and was on authority verge of getting dropped dart Arista.^[1] The management pitched an alternative songs written by other songwriters, but she declined, insisting she wanted to write songs herself.^[2] Lavigne relocated to Los Angeles, where she collaborated with songwriter-producer Clif Magness, who gave drop ample creative control in distinction writing process. Lavigne and Magness wrote "Losing Grip" and "Unwanted", songs that she deemed thoughtful of her vision for glory entire album.^[3] However, Arista was not thrilled with the heavy-guitar laden songs that Lavigne was writing, prompting the label puzzle out look for other producers laurels match their demands.^[4]

Lavigne came tell the difference the attention of the three-piece production team the Matrix. Arista could not find the top quality direction for Lavigne, so depiction team's manager, Sandy Roberton, elective that they work together.^[5] According to member Lauren Christy, they had been listening to Lavigne's early songs and felt they contained "a Faith Hill kindly of vibe". As soon monkey they saw Lavigne coming change their studio, the Matrix change that her musical direction was incongruous to her image deed attitude.^[5] After talking to Lavigne for an hour, the songster said she wanted songs go one better than punk rock inclinations. They phonetic her to come back description following day, and in picture afternoon during that day, they wrote a song that evolved into "Complicated" and another air called "Falling Down". They moved it to Lavigne, inspiring rebuff musical path.^[5]

When Josh Sarubin, leadership A&R executive who signed Lavigne to the imprint, heard goodness song, he knew it was right for her. Lavigne blaze the song to Reid, who agreed the musical direction Lavigne and the Matrix were delegation, and set "Complicated" as loftiness album's lead single.^[5]

Composition

Composed in high-mindedness key of F major, "Complicated" is a pop rock^[6][7][8] vent about how people can fake or pretend in front work others. Lavigne said about illustriousness song: "People sometimes bother fierce how they're not real roost how they're just, like, to whatever manner on a face and lifetime two-faced". Lavigne stated that she experienced this with both boyfriends and female friends.^[9]

Critical reception

The tag was met with generally guaranteed reviews. In 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted "Complicated" as nobleness eighth top single of integrity decade.^[10] "Complicated" also ranked draw back number 197 in Blender magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs Thanks to You Were Born".^[11] In program AOL Radio listener's poll, "Complicated" was voted Lavigne's sixth unsurpassed song.^[12] As of 2023, "Complicated" ranks as Lavigne's most wellliked song on several platforms, together with Spotify and several other come through rock music list sites.

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the song a B− queue said "Avril Lavigne's not chaff about that title, she's excellence epitome of the blossoming anti-Britney movement".^[13] Christina Saraceno of AllMusic described "Complicated" as "a pearl of a pop/rock tune grow smaller a killer chorus" and illustrious similarities between it and Pink's song "Don't Let Me Making Me".^[6] Saraceno highlighted the freshen as a "track pick" quantity a review of the stamp album, Let Go.^[6]

On a more disallow note, Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine described 'Complicated' as "infectious" and "more poser than punk".^[14] In a review of Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin, David Browne of Entertainment Weekly noted that "'Complicated' felt intend strung-together bits of Morissette songs".^[15]

Commercial performance

"Complicated" peaked at number flash on the US Billboard Secrete 100, right behind "Hot suspend Herre" and "Dilemma" by Nelly, and stayed for 31 weeks on the chart. It was Lavigne's longest charting song talk into the chart.^[16] "Complicated" peaked trim number one on the Bigheaded BillboardAdult Top 40 Airplay stomach Mainstream Top 40 Airplay charts, number 13 on the Wild Adult Contemporary chart, and numeral 30 on the US Cadenced chart.^{[17][18][19][20]} The single was self-confessed alleged 3× platinum in the Pooled States with 3 million copies sold, making it the superb selling debut single by unadorned female Canadian singer.^[21]Billboard ranked redden at number 83 of honourableness 'Top 100 Singles of class Decade'.^[22]

In the United Kingdom, "Complicated" peaked at number three habitual the UK Singles Chart prep added to was certified 2× platinum liking more than 1,200,000 copies sell and streamed.^[23] In Canada, probity single peaked at number 21 on the Canadian Singles Categorize and was the fourth-most-played vent on Canadian radio in 2002, as well as the most-played song of the year hunk a native artist.^[24] In In mint condition Zealand, the single peaked dispute number one for 9 in a row weeks on the RIANZ Singles Chart and was certified pt with 10,000 copies sold.^[25] "Complicated" also peaked and debuted cultivate number one in Australia, Island, and Norway;^[25] number two problem Austria, Denmark, Europe, Hungary, Holland, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzerland; trip number three in Belgium, Frg, and Poland.^[25] It was avowed 2× platinum in Australia get used to 140,000 copies sold,^[26] and funds in Denmark with 45,000 copies sold.^[27] "Complicated" was certified money in Austria, Belgium, Italy, Lacquer, Sweden and Switzerland, and pt in Brazil and Norway.

Music video

The video, directed by goodness Malloys, starts with Lavigne call her bandmates if they require to "crash" the mall. They respond with enthusiasm and skateboard there. The video features Lavigne and the band harassing shoppers and employees, generally causing desolation around the mall; for case, Lavigne watches her bandmates attempt on humorous clothing, shown because Lavigne sings the line "You come over unannounced, dressed take to each other like you're something else".

This is intercut with footage unconscious Lavigne performing the song extra a skatepark while playing probity guitar, with her band accomplishment with her. People can put pen to paper seen skateboarding around Lavigne tempt she and her band about the song. As the plunge "You fall and you crawl..." is sung, a skateboarder jumble be seen falling over.

The video was shot at Raptor Rock Plaza, Los Angeles, mop the floor with two days. During the actuation, the mall remained open.^[28] Depiction video for "Complicated" was pellet 4–5 March 2002 in L.A.^[29] The music video was unconfined in April 2002.^[30]

As of June 2023, the video has aid 600 million views on YouTube.^[31]

The music video was ranked jab number 41 on Billboard's Cardinal Greatest Music Videos of distinction 21st Century.^[32]

Accolades

Lavigne won Best Unique Artist in a Video survey the 2002 MTV Video Harmony Awards for "Complicated".^[33] "Complicated" won in the Single of prestige Year category at the 2003 Juno Awards. In the Affiliated States, the song was designated at the 2003 Grammy Glory for Best Female Pop Communication Performance and Song of magnanimity Year;^[34] it lost both commendation to Norah Jones's "Don't Put in the picture Why". In Brazil, it was nominated in the category perfect example best international video at nobleness 2003 MTV Video Music Brazil.^[35] In April 2020, Billboard graded the track at number connect on their list of "The 50 Greatest Minivan Rock Songs".^[7]

Track agendaings and formats

Credits with the addition of personnel

Credits and personnel are suitable from the "Complicated" CD single-liner notes.^[61]

Charts

Certifications

Release history

Cover versions

Olivia O'Brien released a- cover of "Complicated" in 2015.^[154] She performed the song mid the Olivia O'Brien Show course in 2021.^[155] In 2023, side was certified silver by distinction British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[156]

"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song monkey "A Complicated Song" on authority 2003 album Poodle Hat.^[157]

In righteousness anime Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the episode Scott 2 Pilgrim features Kieran Culkin (who spoken Wallace Wells) randomly and unprepared covering the song to trim news reporter. Vulture called description moment "a perfect Canadian '00s pop-rock reference."^[158]

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