"Complicated" won in the Single of the Year category at the 2003 Juno Awards. Lavigne won Best New Artist at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for "Complicated".
The single was certified 2× Platinum in Australia. The Canadian single of "Complicated" has shipped over 100,000 copies in Canada, where the song has been awarded the gold and platinum single certifications by the CRIA for, respectively, shipments of at least 50,000 and 100,000 singles shipped.
In a review of Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin, David Browne of Entertainment Weekly noted that " Complicated felt like strung-together bits of Morissette songs". On a more negative note, Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine described 'Complicated' as "infectious" and "more poser than punk". Saraceno highlighted the song as a "track pick" in a review of the album, Let Go. Christina Saraceno of Allmusic described 'Complicated' as "a gem of a pop/rock tune with a killer chorus" and noted similarities between it and the Pink song Don't Let Me Get Me. ĭavid Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the song a B- and said "Avril Lavigne's not kidding about that title, she's the epitome of the blossoming anti-Britney movement". In an AOL Radio listener's poll, "Complicated" was voted Lavigne's sixth best song. Billboard Magazine ranked it at #83 of the 'Top 100 Singles of the Decade'. "Complicated" also ranked at #197 in Blender magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". Rolling Stone Magazine readers voted "Complicated" as the 8th Top single of the decade. During the shooting, the mall remained open. The video was shot at Eagle Rock Plaza, Los Angeles, in 2 days. As the line "You fall and you crawl." is sung, a skateboarder can be seen falling over. People can be seen skateboarding around Lavigne as she and her band perform the song. This is intercut with footage of Lavigne performing the song at a skatepark while playing the guitar, with her band performing with her. The video features Lavigne and the band harassing shoppers and employees, generally causing havoc around the mall for example, Lavigne watches her band try on humorous clothing which is fittingly shown as Lavigne sings the line "You come over unannounced, dressed up like you're something else". They respond with enthusiasm, and skateboard there. The video, directed by The Malloys, starts with Lavigne asking her bandmates if they want to "crash" the mall. Lavigne stated that she experienced this with both boyfriends and female friends. Lavigne said about the song: "People sometimes bother me how they're not real and how they're just, like, putting on a face and being two-faced". "Complicated" is a song about how people can be fake. The song has been parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic on his 2003 album Poodle Hat. "Complicated" was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Lavigne tied a record set by Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" when "Complicated" held the number one spot on the contemporary hit radio chart (which tracks air play on the radio) for eleven weeks in a row. Based on its chart performance, the song is Lavigne's second most successful single (only behind her 2007 single " Girlfriend") and was one of the most successful releases of 2002. The single reached number one in Australia (for six weeks), New Zealand and Mexico (for nine weeks), number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three in the United Kingdom.
It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. " Complicated" is a song by Avril Lavigne and was her debut single, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go. Avril Lavigne, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards
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