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. 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".
Background Ross described Complicated as "a body of work that showcases lyrically who I am as a person, and me sonically as a creative". 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". Ross co-wrote every track on the EP, with the exception of "Tell Me a Lie".
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". 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.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Josh Ross – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7) Matt Geroux – programming, production, engineering (all tracks); drums (1–4, 6), piano (2–5, 7, 8), guitar (3), background vocals (4), keyboards (6) Jim Cooley – mixing (1, 3–5, 8) Austin Shawn – mixing (2) Doug Weier – mixing (6) John Nathaniel – mixing (7) Mike Cervantes – mastering (1–5, 7, 8) Dan Shike – mastering (6) Tim Galloway – guitar (all tracks), bass guitar (1–4, 6, 8) Jake Widenhofer – guitar Solomon Philcox – guitar (1) Justin Schipper – steel guitar (2–5, 7, 8), guitar (6) Joe Fox – bass guitar, guitar (5) Alex Wright – piano (8)
Charts + Chart performance for Complicated Chart (2024) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) 73 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 11
Singles +Chart performance for singles from Complicated Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications CANReferences for Canadian Hot 100: "Trouble": "Single Again": CAN CountryReferences for Canada Country: "Trouble": "Single Again": AUSCountryReferences for Australian Country Hot 50: "Trouble": "Single Again": US US CountryReferences for Hot Country Songs: "Trouble": "Single Again": US CountryAirplayReferences for Country Airplay: "Single Again": 2023 "Trouble" 48 1 17 — 43 — MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold 2024 "Single Again" 60 2 4 73 22 2 MC: 2× Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Certifications
Awards and nominations +YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef 2023 Canadian Country Music Association Songwriter(s) of the Year "Trouble" Video of the Year" "Trouble" 2024Country Music Association of Ontario Music Video of the Year "Trouble" Single of the Year "Trouble" Canadian Country Music Association Album of the Year Complicated Single of the Year "Trouble" Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year Complicated Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year "Trouble" 2025 Juno Awards Album of the Year Complicated Country Album of the Year Complicated Single of the Year "Single Again" Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year "Single Again" Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year Complicated Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year "Single Again" Video of the Year "Single Again"
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