Last Year Was Complicated

{{quote box|align=left|width=30%|quote="When I first started making I thought I knew what it would be about… Then I had a breakup. It then became very clear what this thing would be about… And that I would need to dig really deep… Shit is too real sometimes… Reliving some of these real life experiences through this music is hard."|source=—Nick Jonas, on the recording of album.{{cite web|last1=Daw|first1=Robbie|title=Nick Jonas' New Album Last Year Was Complicated Out In June: See The Tracklist|url=http://www.idolator.com/7627748/nick-jonas-new-album-last-year-was-complicated-june-tracklist|website=Idolator|accessdate=March 24, 2016|location=United States|date=March 24, 2016}}

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On August 5, 2015, Jonas debuted a new song, "Under You", at the iHeartRadio Music Summit.{{cite web|last1=Daw|first1=Robbie|title=Nick Jonas Premieres New Song "Under You": Watch A Clip|url=http://www.idolator.com/7603237/nick-jonas-new-song-under-you-live-watch|website=Idolator|accessdate=March 26, 2016|location=United States|date=August 5, 2015}} In February 2016, he covered the February/March 2016 edition of Complex magazine he mentioned the songs "Chainsaw" and "Don't Make Me Choose", and also revealed a surprising collaboration with Purity Ring’s Corin Roddick.{{cite journal|title=Nick Jonas (2016 Cover Story)|journal=Complex|date=February 2, 2016|url=http://www.complex.com/music/nick-jonas-interview-2016-cover-story|accessdate=March 26, 2016|location=United States}} That same month, it was revealed that singer Ty Dolla $ign had a feature on the record and that there was also a female singer on the record which name he didn't reveal. He also revealed that he worked again with Jason Evigan and Sir Nolan.{{cite journal|last1=Oberg|first1=Emily|title=Nick Jonas Teaches Us How to Box and Talk to Girls in Get Sweaty with Emily Oberg|journal=Complex|date=February 23, 2016|url=http://www.complex.com/sports/2016/02/nick-jonas-get-sweaty-emily-oberg|accessdate=March 26, 2016|location=United States}}

On March 24, 2016, Jonas announced the album's title, release date and tracklist through a series of tweets.{{cite journal|last1=Menyes|first1=Carolyn|title=Nick Jonas' Personal New Album Last Year Was Complicated Gets Tracklist, Release Date|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/68435/20160324/nick-jonas-new-album-last-year-complicated-tracklist-release-date-twitter.htm|journal=Music Times|accessdate=March 24, 2016|location=United States|date=March 24, 2016}} Jonas revealed that work on the album took him a year and a half, tweeting: "Shit is too real sometimes... Reliving some of these real life experiences through this music is hard".{{cite web|title=Nick Jonas Enlists Big Sean, Ty Dolla $ign & Allen Iverson for New Album|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/03/24/nick-jonas-enlists-big-sean-ty-dolla-sign-allen-iverson-for-new-album/|website=Rap-Up|accessdate=March 24, 2016|location=United States|date=March 24, 2016}} During a radio interview with Carson Daly, Jonas noted that the album was supposed to be named Unhinged like the song on the record. However, after a conversation with rapper Jay-Z, Jonas changed the title to Last Year Was Complicated.{{cite web|last1=Carroll|first1=Sarah|title=Nick Jonas Reveals Jay Z Helped Name His Album|url=http://radio.com/2016/03/25/nick-jonas-jay-z-helped-name-last-year-was-complicated/|website=Radio.com|accessdate=March 25, 2016|location=United States|date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008215738/http://radio.com/2016/03/25/nick-jonas-jay-z-helped-name-last-year-was-complicated/|archive-date=October 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Two songs of the record ("Don't Make Me Choose" and "Under You") were performed on several dates of his Nick Jonas: Live in Concert tour.{{cite news|last1=Baker|first1=Chris|title=Nick Jonas is all grown up, sort of (Chevy Court review)|url=http://www.syracuse.com/statefair/index.ssf/2015/09/nick_jonas_chevy_court_review.html|accessdate=March 26, 2016|work=The Post-Standard|agency=Advance Publications|date=September 7, 2015|location=United States}} In support of the album, Jonas also co-headlined the Future Now Tour (2016) alongside Demi Lovato.{{cite magazine|last=Stutz|first=Colin|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6738631/demi-lovato-nick-jonas-irving-plaza-live-stream-video|title=Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas Preview Future Now Tour: Watch the Live Stream Here|magazine=Billboard|agency=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 23, 2015|date=October 26, 2015|location=United States}} On the evening of March 24, 2016, Jonas previewed four tracks from Last Year Was Complicated during a listening party, held for the press and television bookers.{{cite magazine|last1=Stutz|first1=Colin|title=Nick Jonas Reveals New Album Title & Shares 'Close' Video With Tove Lo|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7272592/nick-jonas-new-album-title-inspiration-song-names-collaborators|accessdate=March 25, 2016|magazine=Billboard|agency=Prometheus Global Media|date=March 25, 2016|location=United States}} Jonas performed the songs "Champagne Problems" and "Close" (with Tove Lo) live on Saturday Night Live on April 16, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/04/01/nick-jonas-dishes-on-his-album-miley-cyrus-and-hall-passes-in-reddit-ama/82509610/|title=Nick Jonas dishes on his album, Miley Cyrus and hall passes in Reddit AMA|date=April 1, 2016|work=USA TODAY}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7630132/nick-jonas-close-champagne-problems-tove-lo-saturday-night-live|title=Nick Jonas Joined By Tove Lo On 'Saturday Night Live': Watch|work=Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com|date=April 17, 2016 }} On April 24, 2016, Jonas performed the songs "Bacon", "Close" and "Voodoo" during his set at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. He announced also that there will be a music video of "Voodoo".{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2016/04/nick_jonas_jazz_fest_new_orlea.html|title=Nick Jonas full of surprises at 2016 New Orleans Jazz Fest|work=NOLA.com|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009061811/http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2016/04/nick_jonas_jazz_fest_new_orlea.html|archive-date=October 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}

During the taping of CMT Crossroads he performed the songs "Chainsaw" with Thomas Rhett and "Close" with Thomas Rhett and Danielle Bradbery.{{cite web|url=http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_192099/nick-jonas-performs-new-song-chainsaw-with-thomas-rhett/music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517145143/http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_192099/nick-jonas-performs-new-song-chainsaw-with-thomas-rhett/music|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2016|title=ET Canada|work=etcanada|date=April 24, 2016 }} He and Tove Lo are performed the song live on May 22, 2016 at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7349866/nick-jonas-demi-lovato-tove-lo-added-as-performers-at-2016-billboard-music|title=Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato and Tove Lo Added As Performers at 2016 Billboard Music Awards|magazine=Billboard}} On April 28, Both of them performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/news/schedule/jkl-schedule-for-04252016|title=Jimmy Kimmel Live Schedule for Week of 4/25/2016|work=ABC}} He performed a solo version of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 9, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://ellentube.com/videos/0-h756z5fc/|title=Nick Jonas Performs 'Levels'|work=ellentube|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805064745/http://ellentube.com/videos/0-h756z5fc|archivedate=August 5, 2016|df=mdy-all}} Jonas also performed at the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nick-jonas-perform-at-2016-882036|title=Nick Jonas to Perform at 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards|author=Etan Vlessing|date=April 8, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter}} On June 10, he performed the songs Jealous, Close, Champagne Problems and Bacon live on Today.{{cite web|author=Ree Hines|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/nick-jonas-rocks-today-complicated-concert-plaza-t97581|title=Nick Jonas rocks TODAY with a 'Complicated' concert on the plaza|website=TODAY.com|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=June 18, 2016}} He Performed Close, The Difference and When We Get Home at a target surprise show.{{cite web|url=https://corporate.target.com/article/2016/06/nick-jonas-exclusive|title=Exclusive: Your Front-Row Peek Into Nick Jonas' Surprise Show + 3 Songs, Only at Target|website=target.com|accessdate=June 22, 2017|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625011405/https://corporate.target.com/article/2016/06/nick-jonas-exclusive|url-status=dead}}

On March 24, 2016, "Close" was announced as the album's lead single. Released the following day, the song features guest vocalist, Swedish singer, Tove Lo.

"Bacon", featuring Ty Dolla $ign, was originally released as a promotional single on June 3, 2016.{{cite magazine|author=Monique Melendez|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7393476/nick-jonas-bacon-ty-dolla-sign-listen|title=Nick Jonas Featuring Ty Dolla $ign Drop 'Bacon': Listen|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 18, 2016}} It was sent to US Rhythmic radio on July 12, 2016, as the album's second single, replacing "Chainsaw", which had originally been confirmed for the position.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - ...|website=allaccess.com|accessdate=June 22, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/nick-jonas-chainsaw-teaser|title=Nick Jonas Chainsaw Music Video — Singer's New Music Video Features a Former Co-Star - Teen Vogue|author=Ella Ceron|work=Teen Vogue|date=May 9, 2016 }}{{cite web|author=Island Records|url=http://www.islandrecords.com/news/nick-jonas-releases-teaser-for-chainsaw/|title=Island Records|publisher=Island Records|date=May 9, 2016|accessdate=June 18, 2016}}

A music video of the song was released on Tidal on June 6, 2016, with a 30-second teaser available to non-subscribers.{{cite magazine|author=Colin Stutz|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7393703/nick-jonas-bacon-ty-dolla-sign-video|title=Nick Jonas Serves Up Tasty 'Bacon' Video With a Side of Ty Dolla $ign|magazine=Billboard|date=June 6, 2016|accessdate=June 18, 2016}}

"Champagne Problems" was released as the first promotional single on April 8, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/69365/20160407/nick-jonas-champagne-problems-new-album-last-year-complicated.htm|title=Nick Jonas Teases 'Champagne Problems' from New Album 'Last Year Was Complicated' [LISTEN]|work=Music Times}} On November 7 he dropped the video of the song online.{{cite web|url=http://energy1037.cbslocal.com/2016/11/07/watch-nick-jonas-drops-new-video-champagne-problems/|title=[WATCH] Nick Jonas Drops New Video "Champagne Problems"|website=cbslocal.com|accessdate=June 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114165656/http://energy1037.cbslocal.com/2016/11/07/watch-nick-jonas-drops-new-video-champagne-problems/|archive-date=January 14, 2017|url-status=dead}} "Chainsaw" was released as the second promotional single on May 13, 2016 along with the video. Its music video was released on May 13, 2016, and was directed by Luke Monaghan.{{cite news|url=http://www.vogue.com/13436145/nick-jonas-chainsaw-video-exclusive/|title=Nick Jonas Premieres His New Video for "Chainsaw" - Vogue|author=Patricia Garcia|work=Vogue|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=May 13, 2016|archive-date=September 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912072616/http://www.vogue.com/13436145/nick-jonas-chainsaw-video-exclusive|url-status=dead}} The song was originally planned to be released as the second single, but was replaced by "Bacon".

"Under You" charted at 8 on the New Zealand heatseekers chart on June 20, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2016-06-17|title=The Official New Zealand Music Chart|website=THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART|access-date=June 22, 2017}} The video of the song was released on June 10. It's served to be released on UK radio sometime.{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/new-music/|title=Capital FM|website=capitalfm.com|accessdate=June 22, 2017}}

On October 11 the video of the track "Voodoo" premiered exclusively on Tidal, with a 30-second teaser for non subscribers.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7541025/nick-jonas-new-orleans-voodoo-music-video|title=Nick Jonas Casts a Spell With 'Voodoo' Video: Watch|website=billboard.com|accessdate=June 22, 2017}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 68/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/last-year-was-complicated/nick-jonas|title=Critic Reviews for Last Year Was Complicated|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-year-was-complicated-mw0002932737|title=Last Year Was Complicated - Nick Jonas - AllMusic|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=June 13, 2016}}

| rev2 = Consequence of Sound

| rev2score = C−{{cite magazine|last=Geslani|first=Michelle|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/album-review-nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated/|title=Nick Jonas – Last Year Was Complicated | Album Reviews|magazine=Consequence of Sound|date=June 14, 2016|accessdate=June 18, 2016}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = B+{{cite magazine|last1=Feeney|first1=Nolan|title=Nick Jonas' 'Last Year Was Complicated': EW Review|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/13/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-ew-review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 13, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}

| rev4 = Idolator

| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7636101/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-review|title=Nick Jonas' 'Last Year Was Complicated': Album Review|last=Sonis|first=Rachel|website=Idolator|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last1=Gibsone|first1=Harriet|title=Nick Jonas: Last Year Was Complicated review – single, sad and highly sexed pop|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/09/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-review-single-sad-and-highly-sexed-pop|website=The Guardian|date=June 9, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 6.3/10{{cite web|author=Kathy Iandoli|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22040-last-year-was-complicated/|title=Nick Jonas: Last Year Was Complicated Album Review|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=June 18, 2016}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-20160610|title=Nick Jonas's New Album: Last Year Was Complicated|last=Harris|first=Keith|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated|title=Nick Jonas: Last Year Was Complicated | Album Review | Slant Magazine|last=C. Mac|first=Sam|work=Slant Magazine|date=June 13, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9score = 7/10{{cite web|author=SPIN|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/06/review-nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated/|title=Review: Nick Jonas, 'Last Year Was Complicated'|work=Spin|date=|accessdate=June 18, 2016}}

| rev10 = USA Today

| rev10score = {{rating|2|4}}{{cite news|first=Maeve|last=McDermott|date=June 10, 2016|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/06/09/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-review-5-songs-you-need-to-hear/85601154/|title=Nick Jonas' 'Last Year Was Complicated:' 5 songs you need to hear|newspaper=USA Today|accessdate=June 14, 2016}}

}}

Last Year Was Complicated received positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic claimed that the album "feels assured in a way its eponymous 2014 predecessor did not," noting that "the entirety of 'Last Year Was Complicated' walks a fine line between immaculately produced pop confection and personal confession: it may not be heartbreaking but it feels as if it comes from the heart." In his review for Entertainment Weekly, Nolan Feeney declared that it "grows into the neon pop-R&B sound of 2014’s Nick Jonas while adopting a show-don’t-tell approach to maturity on [its] songs." Keith Harris wrote for Rolling Stone that Jonas is "personable and versatile" on the record, while praising his "supple falsetto" for "sounding wounded or seductive as required, allows him to stake out his own patch of territory on the border between pop and R&B." Sam C. Mac of Slant Magazine noted that despite the break-up themes, "'Last Year Was Complicated' offers an even more vibrant collection of colorful, propulsive beats than 'Nick Jonas' did." However, he observed that "as a singer, Jonas isn't always willing to evolve with his music." Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian highlighted that "There are many quirks to this glossy, compelling record, but [...] it’s not savvy or strange enough to stand out."

The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 66,000 units, being 47,000 actual album sales, that gave to him a position at number one that week on the Top Albums sales Chart, in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408958/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-no-2-billboard-200-albums-chart-drake-views|title=Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 20, 2016}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Standard edition{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/last-year-was-complicated/1094866628|title=iTunes Store (US) - Music - Nick Jonas - Last Year Was Complicated|work=iTunes Store (US)|access-date=May 2, 2016}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 42:34

| title1 = Voodoo

| writer1 = {{flatlist|

• Nick Jonas
• Jason Evigan
• Dewain Whitmore

}}

| extra1 = Evigan

| length1 = 3:10

| title2 = Champagne Problems

| writer2 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Evigan
• Sean Douglas
• Jonathan Tucker
• PJ Bianco

}}

| extra2 = Evigan

| length2 = 3:12

| title3 = Close

| note3 = featuring Tove Lo

| writer3 = {{flatlist|

• Robin Fredriksson
• Mattias Larsson
• Julia Michaels
• Justin Tranter
• Tove Nilsson

}}

| extra3 = Mattman & Robin

| length3 = 3:54

| title4 = Chainsaw

| writer4 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Nolan Lambroza
• Simon Wilcox
• Michaels
• Douglas

}}

| extra4 = Sir Nolan

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Touch

| writer5 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Fredriksson
• Larsson
• Rico Love
• Priscilla Renea
• Brett James

}}

| extra5 = {{flatlist|

• Mattman & Robin
• Love}}

| length5 = 3:02

| title6 = Bacon

| note6 = featuring Ty Dolla Sign

| writer6 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Lambroza
• Renea
• Tyrone Griffin, Jr.

}}

| extra6 = Sir Nolan

| length6 = 3:02

| title7 = Good Girls

| note7 = featuring Big Sean

| writer7 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Evigan
• Douglas
• Sean Anderson

}}

| extra7 = Evigan

| length7 = 3:56

| title8 = The Difference

| writer8 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Evigan
• Whitmore, Jr.

}}

| extra8 = Evigan

| length8 = 3:41

| title9 = Don't Make Me Choose

| writer9 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Lambroza
• Wilcox

}}

| extra9 = Sir Nolan

| length9 = 3:35

| title10 = Under You

| writer10 = {{flatlist|

• Max Martin
• Savan Kotecha
• Rickard Göransson
• Ali Payami
• Bebe Rexha

}}

| extra10 = {{flatlist|

• Payami
• Shellback
• Max Martin

}}

| length10 = 3:17

| title11 = Unhinged

| writer11 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Lambroza
• Ilsey Juber

}}

| extra11 = Sir Nolan

| length11 = 3:52

| title12 = Comfortable

| writer12 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Evigan

}}

| extra12 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Evigan

}}

| length12 = 4:34

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Target deluxe edition{{cite web|url=http://www.target.com/p/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-target-exclusive/-/A-51077833|title=Nick Jonas - Last Year Was Complicated (Target Exclusive) : Target|work=Target|accessdate=May 2, 2016}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 51:56

| title13 = Testify

| writer13 = {{Flatlist|

• Jonas
• Greg Bonnick
• Hayden Chapman
• Whitmore Jr.
• Patrick "J. Que" Smith

}}

| extra13 = LDN Noise

| length13 = 3:15

| title14 = When We Get Home

| note14 = featuring Daniella Mason

| writer14 = {{Flatlist|

• Jonas
• Mason
• Chris Young

}}

| extra14 = Jonas

| length14 = 3:04

| title15 = That's What They All Say

| writer15 = {{Flatlist|

• Jonas
• Paul "Phamous" Shelton
• Magnus "Magnify" Martinsen
• Petter Walther Walthinsen
• Alexander Pavlich

}}

| extra15 = {{Flatlist|

• Most Wanted
• Shelton
• Martinsen
• Walthinsen
• Anthony Vasquez

}}

| length15 = 3:03

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = International deluxe edition{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/last-year-was-complicated/1096116859|title=iTunes Store (UK) - Music - Nick Jonas - Last Year Was Complicated (Deluxe Edition)|work=iTunes Store (UK)|access-date=May 2, 2016}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 61:49

| title16 = Jealous

| writer16 = {{flatlist|

• Jonas
• Wilcox
• Lambroza

}}

| extra16 = Sir Nolan

| length16 = 3:43

| title17 = Chains

| writer17 = {{flatlist|

• Evigan
• Ammar Malik
• Daniel Parker

}}

| extra17 = {{flatlist|

• Evigan
• Jonas{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length17 = 3:23

| title18 = Levels

| writer18 = {{flatlist|

• Douglas
• Talay Riley
• Ian Kirkpatrick
• Marcus Lomax
• Stefan Johnson
• Jordan Johnson
• Sam Martin

}}

| extra18 = {{flatlist|

• Kirkpatrick
• The Monsters and the Strangerz

}}

| length18 = 2:47

}}

Notes

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Sample credits

• "Comfortable" contains audio elements of Allen Iverson's press conference.

Credits adapted from the standard edition of Last Year Was Complicated.{{cite AV media notes|title=Last Year Was Complicated|others=Nick Jonas|year=2016|publisher=Island Records / Safehouse Records}}

Performers and musicians

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• Nick Jonas – main vocals, guitars {{small|(track 12)}}
• Tove Lo – featured artist {{small|(track 3)}}
• Ty Dolla $ign – featured artist {{small|(track 6)}}
• Big Sean – featured artist {{small|(track 7)}}
• Deanna DellaCioppa – background vocals {{small|(track 4)}}
• Demi Lovato - background vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
• Sean Douglas – additional keys {{small|(tracks 2, 8)}}
• Jason Evigan – all instruments {{small|(tracks 1–2, 7–8, 12)}}
• Rickard Göransson – bass {{small|(track 10)}}
• Marcus Kincy – additional keys {{small|(tracks 1, 12)}}, piano {{small|(track 12)}}, additional bass {{small|(track 12)}}
• Savan Kotecha – background vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
• Pierre Luc – guitars {{small|(track 2)}}
• Mattman & Robin – bass {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}, keyboards {{small|(track 3)}}, drums and percussion {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}, marimba {{small|(track 3)}}, snaps and handclaps {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}, synths {{small|(track 5)}}, guitars {{small|(track 5)}}
• Julia Michaels – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
• Ali Payami – drums {{small|(track 10)}}, keys {{small|(track 10)}}, synths {{small|(track 10)}}, bass {{small|(track 10)}}
• Shellback – drums {{small|(track 10)}}, guitars {{small|(track 10)}}
• Dewain Whitmore, Jr. – background vocals {{small|(track 8)}}

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Production

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• Cory Bice – assistant {{small|(tracks 5, 10)}}
• Peter Carlsson – vocal editing {{small|(track 10)}}
• John Cranfield – recording {{small|(track 3)}}
• Serge Curtois – mixing {{small|(tracks 6, 11)}}
• Jason Evigan – production {{small|(tracks 1–2, 7–8, 12)}}
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Serban Ghenea – mixing {{small|(tracks 2–3, 5, 8, 10)}}
• Jason Goldberg – mix assistant {{small|(track 12)}}
• Louie Gomez – mix assistant {{small|(tracks 1, 7, 12)}}
• John Hanes – engineered for mix {{small|(tracks 2–3, 5, 8, 10)}}
• Billy Hickey – engineering {{small|(track 7)}}
• Sam Holland – engineering {{small|(track 10)}}
• Maximilian Jaeger – recording {{small|(track 7)}}
• Nick Jonas – production {{small|(track 12)}}
• Rico Love – production {{small|(track 5)}}, recording {{small|(track 5)}}
• Max Martin – production {{small|(track 10)}}
• Tony Maserati – mixing {{small|(tracks 4, 9)}}
• David Massey – executive production
• Mattman & Robin – production {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}, programming {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}, recording {{small|(track 5)}}
• Noah Passovoy – recording {{small|(track 3)}}, engineering {{small|(track 5)}}, recording {{small|(track 5)}}
• Ali Payami – production {{small|(track 10)}}, programming {{small|(track 10)}}
• James Royo – engineering {{small|(tracks 1–2, 8, 12)}}, mixing {{small|(tracks 7, 12)}}
• Tyler Scott – assistant mix engineer {{small|(tracks 4, 9)}}
• Shellback – production {{small|(track 10)}}
• John Shullman – engineering {{small|(track 5)}}, recording {{small|(track 5)}}
• Sir Nolan – production {{small|(tracks 4, 6, 9, 11)}}, recording {{small|(tracks 4, 6, 9, 11)}}
• The Struts – recording {{small|(track 3)}}
• Eric Weaver – engineering {{small|(track 10)}}

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Design

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• Kyledidthis – art direction, design
• Paul Lane – package production
• Yu Tsai – photography

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