Complicated (EP)

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Complicated
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EP by
Josh Ross
ReleasedMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
StudioMatt Geroux Recording (Hendersonville, Tennessee) [1]
Genre Country
Length24:34
Label
Producer Matt Geroux
Josh Ross chronology
Live Sessions
(2022)		Complicated
(2024)
Singles from Complicated
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: June 12, 2023
  2. "Single Again"
    Released: March 11, 2024 [2]

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. [3] [4] 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". [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Background

Ross described Complicated as "a body of work that showcases lyrically who I am as a person, and me sonically as a creative". [8] 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". [9] Ross co-wrote every track on the EP, with the exception of "Tell Me a Lie". [10]

Critical reception

Rachel Goodman of Now Toronto described the EP as "a curated compilation of traditional sounding country and songs that are more up tempo". [11] 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. [12]

Track listing

Complicated track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Single Again"
2:59
2."Tell Me a Lie"
  • Cameron Bedell
  • Lauren McLamb
  • Johnny Clawson
3:27
3."Truck Girl"
  • Ross
  • Mason Thornley
  • Johnny Gates
  • Jared Griffin
3:07
4."Complicated"
  • Ross
  • Thornley
  • Matt Geroux
  • Heath Warren
2:57
5."She Don't Smoke"
  • Ross
  • Fox
  • Rempel
  • Thornley
2:46
6."Trouble"
  • Ross
  • Thornley
3:34
7."Burn Back"
  • Ross
  • Thornley
  • Sam Martinez
  • Benjamin Stoll
2:44
8."Matching Tattoos"
  • Ross
  • Fox
  • Thornley
  • Rempel
3:00
Total length:24:34

Charts

Chart performance for Complicated
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 73
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [14] 11

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Complicated
YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
Country
[15] 		CAN Country
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		US
Country
[18] 		US
Country
Airplay
[19] 		US
Digital
[20]
2023"Trouble"1714843—39
2024"Single Again"13260—39—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated WorkResultRef
2023 Canadian Country Music Association Songwriter(s) of the Year"Trouble"Nominated [22]
[23]
Video of the Year""Trouble"Nominated
2024Country Music Association of OntarioMusic Video of the Year"Trouble"Nominated [24]
Single of the Year"Trouble"Nominated
Canadian Country Music Association Album of the YearComplicatedNominated [25]
[26]
Single of the Year"Trouble"Won
Top Selling Canadian Album of the YearComplicatedWon
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year"Trouble"Won

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References

  1. ↑ Complicated (CD). Josh Ross. The Core Entertainment / Universal Music Canada Inc. 2024. 0246561502.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "Josh Ross Releases New Song, "Single Again"". UMG Nashville . February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Country Hitmaker Josh Ross Announces New EP, Complicated, Set to Release March 29". Universal Music Canada . February 16, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Breakout country hitmaker Josh Ross announces new EP, Complicated, available March 29th". RFD TV. February 16, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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  6. ↑ Braendle, Lily (March 13, 2024). "Josh Ross Releases Track "Matching Tattoos" and Announces the Release of EP: Complicated". Front Porch Music. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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  14. ↑ "Heatseekers Albums: Week of April 23, 2024". Billboard . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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  16. ↑ References for Canada Country:
  17. ↑ References for Canadian Hot 100:
  18. ↑ References for Hot Country Songs:
  19. ↑ References for Country Airplay:
  20. ↑ References for US Digital Songs:
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