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"Complicated" is a song by Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
 and was her first single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go
Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)

Let Go is the debut album by Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne, released on June 4, 2002. It was highly successful, received four Grammy nominations for this album and its singles, being certified Platinum album six times in the United States, five times in United Kingdom, seven times in Australia, four times in New Zealand, and once...
. It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. The single reached number one in Australia, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 and Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, number two on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
, spending 16 consecutive weeks in the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and 13 weeks in the Top Five, and number three in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
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"Complicated" is a song by Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
 and was her first single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go
Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)

Let Go is the debut album by Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne, released on June 4, 2002. It was highly successful, received four Grammy nominations for this album and its singles, being certified Platinum album six times in the United States, five times in United Kingdom, seven times in Australia, four times in New Zealand, and once...
. It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. The single reached number one in Australia, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 and Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, number two on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
, spending 16 consecutive weeks in the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and 13 weeks in the Top Five, and number three in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Based on its chart performance, the song is Lavigne's second most successful single and was one of the most successful releases of 2002.

The song was ranked at number 197 in Blender
Blender (magazine)

Blender is an United States music magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It is also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of female celebrities....
 magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born"..

"Complicated" was parodied
Parody

A parody , in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation....
 by "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an United Statesn singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian and satire. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts....
 on his 2003 album Poodle Hat
Poodle Hat

Poodle Hat is the eleventh album by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released on May 20, 2003. The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard 200, and later went Music recording sales certification....
. The parody called " A Complicated Song" is a comedy/rock song that focuses on a group of stories that have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

Track listings

UK, Canada, Mexico CD single
  1. "Complicated" 4:03
  2. "I Don't Give" 3:39
  3. "Why" 4:00
  4. "Complicated" (music video)


Australian CD single
  1. "Complicated" 4:03
  2. "I Don't Give" 3:39
  3. "Why" 4:00


Japan, USA, France, Italy, Netherlands CD single
  1. "Complicated" (The Matrix mix) 4:08
  2. "I Don't Give" 3:39


Promo

UK promo
  1. "Complicated" 4:03
Mexico promo
  1. "Complicated" (The Matrix mix) 4:08
  2. "Complicated" 4:03
USA promo
  1. "Complicated" (The Matrix mix) 4:08
  2. "Complicated" 4:03
  3. Suggested Callout Hook 0:10
USA promo vinyl
Side A:
  1. "Complicated" (The Matrix mix) 4:08
Side B:
  1. "Complicated" 4:03
Japan 2005 promo
  1. "Complicated" (live at Budokan
    Live at Budokan: Bonez Tour

    Live at Budokan: Bonez Tour is a DVD from Avril Lavigne's second tour, Bonez Tour, released in 2005. It was only released in Japan....
    )     4:17


Official versions

  1. "Complicated" (Tom Lord-Alge mix/album version) 4:03
  2. "Complicated" (The Matrix mix) 4:08
  3. "Complicated" (Pablo La Rossa Vocal mix) 4:12
  4. "Complicated" (Demo) 4:11


Music video

The video, directed by The Malloys
The Malloys

The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They are signed to Black Dog Films....
, starts with Lavigne asking her bandmates if they want to "crash" the mall
Shopping mall

File:Nordstrom wing , Pentagon City Mall.jpgA shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings which contain retail units, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit....
. They respond with enthusiasm, and skateboard there. The video features Lavigne and the band harrassing shoppers and employees, causing havoc around the mall. This is intercut with footage of Lavigne and the band performing the song at a skatepark.

The video was shoot in 2 days and during the shooting the mall remained open.

Awards

The Canadian single of "Complicated" has shipped over 100,000 copies in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, where the song has been awarded the gold and platinum single certifications by the CRIA
Canadian Recording Industry Association

The Canadian Recording Industry Association is a non-profit Industry trade group that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings in Canada....
 for, respectively, shipments of at least 50,000 and 100,000 singles shipped. The song was certified 2× Platinum in Australia
Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australia recording industry. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties....
. Lavigne won Best New Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist

The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best New Artist. From 1984 to 2006, the award was named Best New Artist in a Video; in 2007 its name was changed to Best New Artist, as the category underwent a format change to award the artist's body of work for the full year rather than a specific video....
 at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for "Complicated". "Complicated" won in the Single of the Year
Juno Award for Single of the Year

The Juno Award for Single of the Year has been awarded since 1974 in music for the best single in Canada. It has also been known as Best Single and Best Selling Single....
 category at the 2003 Juno Award
Juno Award

The Juno Awards are presented annually to music of Canada musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music....
s. In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the song was nominated at the 2003 Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
s for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959....
 and Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Award, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question....
; it lost both awards to Norah Jones
Norah Jones

Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and occasional actress of English people-American and People of India-Bengali people descent....
's "Don't Know Why
Don't Know Why

"Don't Know Why" is a song written by Jesse Harris and originally appears on his 1999 album, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos. It was the second single by Norah Jones from her breakthrough 2002 album Come Away with Me....
". In Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 hit that was nominated in the category of best VMB video of the year in 2003.

Uses in other media

The song was featured on the trailer and on the commercials of the 2003 movie Uptown Girls
Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls is a 2003 drama directed by Boaz Yakin and adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs into screenplay by Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik and Lisa Davidowitz....
.

It is also featured on the video games Karaoke Revolution
Karaoke Revolution

Karaoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games....
 and Buzz!: The Music Quiz. The "Pablo La Rossa Vocal mix" of the song was used on the video game FIFA Football 2003
FIFA Football 2003

FIFA Football 2003, known as FIFA Soccer 2003 in North America and commonly known as FIFA 2003 or FIFA 03, is a Association football video game released in October 2002 produced by Electronic Arts and released by EA Sports....
.

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australian ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australia recording industry. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties....
 Singles Chart
ARIA Charts

File:ARIA Charts Logo.pngThe ARIA charts are the main Australia record charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling single and albums in various genres in Australia....
1
Austrian Singles Chart2
Belgian Ultratop 50
Ultratop 50

Ultratop 50 is the chart of best selling singles in Flanders. The charts have existed since March 31, 1995.There are 10 different charts under the name "Ultratop":...
 (French)		5
Belgian Ultratop 50 (Dutch)3
Danish Singles Chart2
Dutch Singles Chart4
Finnish Singles Chart17
French Singles Chart21
German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts

The official Music Charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft ....
3
Italian Singles Chart2
México Top 100
México Top 100

The M?xico Top 100 is a weekly-compiled musical chart that shows the top 100 songs in airplay and sales in Mexico. The chart was first compiled in 2002 and it is considered to be the Official Singles Chart in Mexico....
1
Chart (2002)Peak
position
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart1
Norwegian Singles Chart1
Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan

Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Sweden national record chart, based on sales data from Grammofonleverant?rernas f?rening....
2
Swiss Singles Chart2
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
3
U.S. Billboard
Billboard

Billboard is a weekly United States magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized Record chart that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis....
 Adult Contemporary		13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 		2
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay28
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay20
Venezuelan Singles Chart1


Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 April 23, 2002 Arista Records
Arista Records

Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
 CD, digital download
Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 July 8, 2002 Sony BMG CD, digital download
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 August 12, 2002 Arista Records
Arista Records

Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
 CD, digital download