Complicated (EP)
{{short description|2024 extended play by Josh Ross}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Complicated
| type = EP
| artist = Josh Ross
| cover = Complicated EP.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2024|03|29}}
| recorded =
| studio = Matt Geroux Recording (Hendersonville, Tennessee){{cite AV media notes|title=Complicated|others=Josh Ross|year=2024|type=CD|publisher=The Core Entertainment / Universal Music Canada Inc.|id=0246561502}}
| genre = Country
| length = 24:34
| label =
- The Core
- Universal Canada
- Mercury Nashville
| producer = Matt Geroux
| prev_title = Live Sessions
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Complicated
| type = EP
| single1 = Trouble
| single1date = June 12, 2023
| single2 = Single Again
| single2date = March 11, 2024{{cite web|url=https://pressroom.umgnashville.com/news/josh-ross-releases-new-song-single-again/|title=Josh Ross Releases New Song, "Single Again"|date=February 20, 2024|work=UMG Nashville|access-date=February 28, 2024}}
}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.universalmusic.ca/press-releases/country-hitmaker-josh-ross-announces-new-ep-complicated-set-to-release-march-29/|title=Country Hitmaker Josh Ross Announces New EP, Complicated, Set to Release March 29|work=Universal Music Canada|date=February 16, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfdtv.com/breakout-country-hitmaker-josh-ross-announces-new-ep-complicated-available-march-29th|title=Breakout country hitmaker Josh Ross announces new EP, Complicated, available March 29th|date=February 16, 2024|work=RFD TV|access-date=March 19, 2024}} 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".{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2024/02/josh-ross-to-get-complicated-with-new-ep-in-march/|title=Josh Ross To Get ‘Complicated’ With New EP In March|first=Liza|last=Anderson|work=Music Row|date=February 20, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://frontporchmusic.ca/josh-ross-matching-tattoos/|title=Josh Ross Releases Track "Matching Tattoos" and Announces the Release of EP: Complicated|first=Lily|last=Braendle|date=March 13, 2024|work=Front Porch Music|access-date=March 19, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2024/02/20/josh-ross-unveils-new-ep-complicated-single-matching-tattoos/|title=Josh Ross unveils new EP Complicated & single 'Matching Tattoos'|first=James|last=Daykin|date=February 20, 2024|work=Entertainment Focus|access-date=March 19, 2024}}
Background
Ross described Complicated as "a body of work that showcases lyrically who I am as a person, and me sonically as a creative".{{Cite web|url=https://www.offtherecorduk.com/fyi-josh-ross-announces-forthcoming-ep-complicated-out-in-march/|title=FYI: Josh Ross Announces Forthcoming EP – Complicated – out in March|date=February 17, 2024|work=Off the Record|access-date=March 19, 2024}} 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".{{Cite web|url=https://www.kx96.fm/index.php/carolyn-s-country-news/4648-josh-ross-announces-new-ep|title=Josh Ross Announces New EP|date=February 16, 2024|work=KX96|access-date=March 19, 2024}} Ross co-wrote every track on the EP, with the exception of "Tell Me a Lie".{{cite web|url=https://www.umgnashville.com/josh-ross-hits-country-radio-with-single-again-today-eight-song-ep-complicated-arrives-march-29/|title=Josh Ross Hits Country Radio with "Single Again" Today, Eight-Song EP Complicated Arrives March 29|work=Universal Music Group Nashville|date=March 11, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024}}
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".{{cite web|url= https://nowtoronto.com/culture/canadian-breakout-country-star-josh-ross-does-what-feels-right-when-it-comes-to-making-music/|title=Canadian breakout country star Josh Ross does 'what feels right' when it comes to making music|first=Rachel|last=Goodman|work=Now Toronto|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=March 30, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.culturefix.co.uk/?p=29229|title=Canadian Country Star Josh Ross Releases New EP Complicated|date=March 29, 2024|work=Culture Fix|access-date=March 30, 2024}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Complicated track listing
| title1 = Single Again
| writer1 = {{hlist|Josh Ross|Joe Fox|Brad Rempel}}
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Tell Me a Lie
| writer2 = {{hlist|Cameron Bedell|Lauren McLamb|Johnny Clawson}}
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Truck Girl
| writer3 = {{hlist|Ross|Mason Thornley|Johnny Gates|Jared Griffin}}
| length3 = 3:07
| title4 = Complicated
| writer4 = {{hlist|Ross|Thornley|Matt Geroux|Heath Warren}}
| length4 = 2:57
| title5 = She Don't Smoke
| writer5 = {{hlist|Ross|Fox|Rempel|Thornley}}
| length5 = 2:46
| title6 = Trouble
| writer6 = {{hlist|Ross|Thornley}}
| length6 = 3:34
| title7 = Burn Back
| writer7 = {{hlist|Ross|Thornley|Sam Martinez|Benjamin Stoll}}
| length7 = 2:44
| title8 = Matching Tattoos
| writer8 = {{hlist|Ross|Fox|Thornley|Rempel}}
| length8 = 3:00
| total_length = 24:34
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Complicated ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2024-04-13/|title=Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of April 13, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 9, 2024}}
| 73 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2024-04-13/|title=Heatseekers Albums: Week of April 23, 2024|magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 9, 2024}}
| 11 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Chart performance for singles from Complicated ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:4em;"| AUS
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN Country
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| US
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| US
! style="width:4em;"| US
|
| 2023
! scope="row"| "Trouble" | 17 | 1 | 48 | 43 | — | 39 |
|
| 2024
! scope="row"| "Single Again" | 4 | 2 | 60 | 36 | 11 | — |
|
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Josh Ross|title=Complicated|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=February 19, 2025}}
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Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Josh Ross}}
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Category:Country albums by Canadian artists