《超复杂》（英语：Complicated）是加拿大唱作歌手艾薇儿·拉维尼首张专辑《展翅高飞》的首支单曲，发行于2002年5月14日[4]，由艾薇儿和创作团队The Matrix（斯科特·斯波克、劳伦·克里斯蒂和格雷厄姆·爱德华兹）共同创作，由The Matrix制作。这支单曲在澳大利亚榜单上蝉联六周冠军、在新西兰和墨西哥的榜单上蝉联九周冠军；在《公告牌》百强单曲榜上最高名列第二，仅次于耐利的《Hot in Herre》；在英国的榜单上最高达到第三位。根据该单曲的榜单表现，这首歌是艾薇儿最成功的单曲之一（仅次于2007年的单曲《女朋友》），它在当年发行的单曲中以超过300万的全球销量成为了2002年最成功的单曲之一。艾薇儿还以这首歌蝉联成人四十强单曲榜榜首16周，打破了娜塔莉·安博莉亚的《Torn》的记录[5]。《超复杂》获得过“年度歌曲”及“最佳流行女歌手”两项格莱美奖的提名。
背景与发行
After being signed to Arista Records in November 2000 upon the authorization of the label's CEO, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Lavigne moved to New York with the assistance of Reid. There, she began working on her debut album, Let Go, collaborating with a host of prime songwriters and producers.[6] For six months, the label set up Lavigne with two co-writers, who worked with her upon Arista's instructions. Reid expected Lavigne to record folk songs because she auditioned to them in a "balladic, 'new country'" type. However, the collective failed to click "with a girl who'd just discovered guitar-based rock".[7] For a year, nothing was working for Lavigne and was on the verge of getting dropped off Arista.[8] The management pitched her songs written by other songwriters, but she declined, insisting she wanted to write songs herself.[9] Lavigne relocated to Los Angeles, where she collaborated with songwriter-producer Clif Magness, who gave her ample creative control in the writing process. Lavigne and Magness wrote "Losing Grip" and "Unwanted", songs that she deemed reflective of her vision for the entire album.[10] However, Arista was not thrilled with the heavy-guitar laden songs that Lavigne was writing, prompting the label to look for other producers to match their demands.[11]
Two years since she signed the deal, Lavigne came to the attention of the three-piece production team The Matrix. Arista could not find the right direction for Lavigne, so the team's manager, Sandy Roberton, suggested that they work together.[12] According to member Lauren Christy, they had been listening to Lavigne's early songs and felt they contained "a Faith Hill kind of vibe". As soon as they saw Lavigne coming into their studio, The Matrix felt that her musical direction was incongruous to her image and attitude.[12] After talking to Lavigne for an hour, the singer said she wanted songs with punk rock inclinations.[7] They told her to come back the following day, and in the afternoon during that day, they wrote a song that evolved into "Complicated" and another song called "Falling Down". They played it to Lavigne when she came back the following day, inspiring her what path she should take.[12]
When Josh Sarubin, the A&R executive who signed Lavigne to the imprint, heard the song, he knew it was right for her. Lavigne presented the song to Reid, who agreed the musical direction Lavigne and The Matrix were taking, and set "Complicated" as the album's lead single.[12]
编曲与歌词
Composed in the key of F major, "Complicated" is a song about how people can feign or pretend in front of others. 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". Lavigne stated that she experienced this with both boyfriends and female friends.[13]
音乐录影带
The video, directed by The Malloys, starts with Lavigne asking her bandmates if they want to "crash" the mall. They respond with enthusiasm, and skateboard there. The video features Lavigne and the band harassing shoppers and employees, generally causing havoc around the mall; for example, Lavigne watches her bandmates try on humorous clothing which is fittingly shown as Lavigne sings the line "You come over unannounced, dressed up like you're something else".
This is intercut with footage of Lavigne performing the song at a skatepark while playing the guitar, with her band performing with her. People can be seen skateboarding around Lavigne as she and her band perform the song. As the line "You fall and you crawl..." is sung, a skateboarder can be seen falling over.
The video was shot at Eagle Rock Plaza, Los Angeles, in 2 days. During the shooting, the mall remained open.[14]
In January 2018, the video reached over 200,000,000 views on YouTube.
专业评价
乐评
The song received generally positive reviews from critics. In 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted "Complicated" as the eighth Top single of the decade.[15] "Complicated" also ranked at #197 in Blender magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".[16] Billboard ranked it at No. 83 of the 'Top 100 Singles of the Decade'.[17] In an AOL Radio listener's poll, "Complicated" was voted Lavigne's sixth best song.[18]
David 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".[19] 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".[3] Saraceno highlighted the song as a "track pick" in a review of the album, Let Go.[3]
On a more negative note, Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine described 'Complicated' as "infectious" and "more poser than punk".[20] 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".[21]
商业表现
As of September 2015 "Complicated" has sold 1.1 million digital copies in the US and over 3 million copies worldwide.[22]
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.The single was certified 2× Platinum in Australia.[23]
制作人员
制作人员信息来自《超复杂》CD单曲内页注释[24]。
奖项与提名
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist in a Video | 获奖 |
| 2003 | Grammy Awards[18] | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | 提名 |
| Song of the Year | 提名 | ||
| Juno Awards | Single of the Year | 获奖 | |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best New Artist Video | 获奖 | |
| Video of the Year | 提名 | ||
| Best Female Video | 提名 | ||
| BMI Awards | Best Pop Song | 获奖 | |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Best Pop Song | 获奖 | |
| Radio Music Awards | Song of the Year (Modern Adult Contemporary Radio) | 获奖 | |
| Ivor Novello Awards | International Hit of the Year | 获奖 | |
| Canadian Radio Music Awards | Best New "CHR" Solo | 获奖 | |
| Best New Solo "Mainstream AC / Hot AC" | 获奖 | ||
| Socan Awards | Pop Music Award | 获奖 | |
| MTV Video Music Brasil | Best International Video | 获奖 | |
| 2011 | EVMA 2011 | Video of the Decade | 获奖 |
| 2016 | VEVO Certified | 100,000,000 views | 获奖 |
Lavigne won Best New Artist in a Video at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for "Complicated".[25] "Complicated" won in the Single of the Year category at the 2003 Juno Awards. In the United States, the song was nominated at the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Song of the Year;[26] it lost both awards to Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why". In Brazil it was nominated in the category of best international video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Brazil.[27]
曲目列表
| 澳大利亚版CD单曲 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 曲序 | 曲目 | 时长 |
| 1. | 超复杂 Complicated | 4:03 |
| 2. | 我不在乎 I Don't Give | 3:39 |
| 3. | 为什么 Why | 4:00 |
| 加拿大、墨西哥和英国版CD单曲 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 曲序 | 曲目 | 时长 |
| 1. | 超复杂 Complicated | 4:03 |
| 2. | 我不在乎 I Don't Give | 3:39 |
| 3. | 为什么 Why | 4:00 |
| 4. | 超复杂（音乐视频） Complicated (music video) | 4:14 |
| 日本、法国意大利和荷兰版CD单曲 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 曲序 | 曲目 | 时长 |
| 1. | 超复杂（the Matrix混音） Complicated (the Matrix remix) | 4:08 |
| 2. | 我不在乎 I Don't Give | 3:39 |
| 美国版CD单曲 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 曲序 | 曲目 | 时长 |
| 1. | 超复杂（Tom Lord-Alge混音） Complicated (Tom Lord-Alge remix) | 4:08 |
| 2. | 超复杂（The Matrix混音） Complicated (The Matrix remix) | 4:03 |
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销售认证
| 地区 | 认证 | 认证单位/销量 |
|---|---|---|
| 澳大利亚（澳大利亚唱片业协会）[63] | 2× 白金 | 140,000^ |
| 奥地利（国际唱片业协会奥地利分会）[64] | 金 | 15,000* |
| 比利时（比利时唱片音乐协会）[65] | 金 | 25,000* |
| 巴西（巴西唱片业协会）[66] | 白金 | 100,000* |
| 日本（日本唱片协会）[67] | 金 | 100,000^ |
| 新西兰（新西兰唱片音乐协会）[68] | 白金 | 10,000* |
| 挪威（国际唱片业协会挪威分会）[69] | 白金 | 10,000* |
| 瑞典（瑞典唱片业协会）[70] | 金 | 15,000^ |
| 瑞士（国际唱片业协会瑞士分会）[71] | 金 | 20,000^ |
| 英国（英国唱片业协会）[72] | 金 | 400,000‡ |
| 美国（美国唱片工业协会） | — | 1,100,000[22] |
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*仅含认证的实际销量 | ||
发行历史
参见
- 《A Complicated Song》，“怪人奥尔”扬科维奇的模仿作品
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