It's Complicated (Maraaya song)
"It's Complicated" is a song by Slovene duo Maraaya, featuring Slovene duo BQL. It was written by Raay, Marjetka Vovk and Charlie Mason. This is Maraaya's fifth and BQL's third single which premiered on 26 May 2017 in front of the live audience on the Cankar street in Ljubljana.[1] This song and video was officially released on 7 June 2017 at Nika Records. Since 17 June 2017 available worldwide on iTunes, Spotify and Deezer.
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| Single by Maraaya featuring BQL | ||||
| Released | 26 May 2017 (premiere) 7 June 2017 (official) 17 June 2017 (iTunes, Spotify) | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Nika Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | Raay Music | |||
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| "It's Complicated" on YouTube | ||||
| "Sjaj" | ||||
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| Single by Maraaya featuring BQL | ||||
| from the album CMC Festival Vodice 2017 | ||||
| Released | 18 April 2017 (Deezer) 20 April 2017 (iTunes) 28 April 2017 (prepremiere) 9 June 2017 (official) | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Raay Music | |||
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| "Sjaj" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
The video was shot in Spain with international cooperation of Estonian Vita Pictura Productions. According to Raay, Maraaya and BQL do not perform in the video with the intention to appear more mysterious, as it is popular with videos these days.[2]
Other versions
Croatian version
"Sjaj", is the Croatian-language version of the song "It's Complicated", with the Croatian lyrics written by Fayo. It was officially released on 9 June 2017 by Croatia Records and Nika Records.[3] Although the song already premiered at Deezer on 18 April 2017, it was released at iTunes on 20 April 2017 and prepremiered at CMC Vodice 2017 album on 28 April 2017.
On 10 June 2017, they performed at the biggest Croatian pop music festival CMC Vodice 2017, where they were invited, as organizers chose this single for this festival.
Formats and track listings
- Digital download
- "It's Complicated" – 3:40
- Digital download (Croatian version)
- "Sjaj" (Croatian version) – 3:40
Credits and personnel
- Raay – music, lyrics, producer
- Marjetka Vovk – music, lyrics, vocals
- Charlie Mason – lyrics
- Raay Music (Raay, Art Hunter, T. Snare) – production, arrangement
- Anej Piletič (BQL) – guitar, back vocals
- Rok Piletič (BQL) – back vocals
Release history
It's Complicated
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Slovenia | 26 May 2017 | Cankar street, Ljubljana (premiere) |
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| Official / Music video | 7 June 2017 | radio and video release (official) | |
| Worldwide | 17 June 2017 | Digital download (iTunes, Spotify) |
Sjaj
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Worldwide | 18 April 2017 | Digital download (Deezer) |
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| 20 April 2017 | Digital download (iTunes) | ||
| Prepremiere | 28 April 2017 | CMC Vodice 2017 (album) | |
| Official / Music video | 9 June 2017 | radio and video release (official) |
References
- "Duo Maraaya se vrača z BQL" [Duo Maraaya is back featuring BQL] (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "Maraaya feat. BQL new single "It's Complicated"" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- "Duo Maraaya are first married couple to perform at CMC Vodice Festival" (in Croatian). cmcfestival.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles chart". SloTop50. Retrieved 28 June 2017.