Complicated | ||||
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Released | March 29, 2024 | |||
Studio | Matt Geroux Recording (Hendersonville, Tennessee) [1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 24:34 | |||
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Producer | Matt Geroux | |||
Josh Ross chronology | ||||
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Singles from Complicated | ||||
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Complicated is the second EP by Canadian country music artist Josh Ross. It was released on March 29, 2024, and is his debut project to be released by The Core Entertainment and Universal Music Canada, in partnership with UMG Nashville's Mercury Nashville imprint. [2] [3] The EP was produced by Matt Geroux, and includes the singles "Trouble" and "Single Again", as well as the promotional singles "Truck Girl" and "Matching Tattoos". [4] [5] [6]
Ross described Complicated as "a body of work that showcases lyrically who I am as a person, and me sonically as a creative". [7] He noted that he is "drawn to different sounds and production depending on what the emotion of the song calls for" and that the EP represents who he is "becoming as an artist". [8] Ross co-wrote every track on the EP, with the exception of "Tell Me a Lie". [9]
Rachel Goodman of Now Toronto described the EP as "a curated compilation of traditional sounding country and songs that are more up tempo". [10] An uncredited article from Culture Fix stated that Ross "is cemented as a storyteller with a mastery of the country-rock sound" on this EP. [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Single Again" |
| 2:59 |
2. | "Tell Me a Lie" |
| 3:27 |
3. | "Truck Girl" |
| 3:07 |
4. | "Complicated" |
| 2:57 |
5. | "She Don't Smoke" |
| 2:46 |
6. | "Trouble" |
| 3:34 |
7. | "Burn Back" |
| 2:44 |
8. | "Matching Tattoos" |
| 3:00 |
Total length: | 24:34 |
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [12] | 73 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [13] | 11 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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CAN Country [14] | CAN [15] | US Country [16] | US Country Airplay [17] | US Digital [18] | ||||
2023 | "Trouble" | 1 | 48 | 43 | — | 39 |
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2024 | "Single Again" [20] | 21 | — [upper-alpha 1] | — | 54 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory. |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Trouble" | Nominated | [22] [23] |
Video of the Year" | "Trouble" | Nominated | |||
2024 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Music Video of the Year | "Trouble" | Nominated | [24] |
Single of the Year | "Trouble" | Nominated | |||
Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year | Complicated | Pending | [25] | |
Single of the Year | "Trouble" | Pending | |||
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