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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Complicated |
| Artist | Avril Lavigne |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | Canada |
| Album | Let go |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:04 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 78 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 075-079 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | F |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending on IV |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | AG |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | BMI - Pop Award |
| Awards 2 | Ivor Novello Award - International Hit of the Year |
| Awards 3 | Juno - Single of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 3 | BMA - Top 40 Track of the Year |
| Chart Type | Adult Top 40 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/avrillavigne/complicated.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Avril Lavigne |
| Author 2 | D. Alspach |
| Author 3 | Graham Edwards |
| Author 4 | Lauren Christy |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A mask / Costume |
| Explanation | ✱ Changing one's personality for social status is compared to wearing a fake face or a costume. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Social:Identity |
| MTag 2 | Deception |
| MTag 3 | Pride |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-vi-IV-V |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-vi-IV-V |
| Ch Prog C | vi-IV-I-V, ii-IV-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 35 |
| Mel Cmplx | 28 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 82 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 30 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 56 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 59 |
| Spot-Energy | 78 |
| Spot-Valance | 43 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Pop Divas of the New Millenium (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGHeUjWydS8UPxbLXKf7RDFE0F6gWW94/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 75 (Pop Divas of the New Millenium) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |



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