Carolyn Dawn Johnson - Complicated

What this video is

Released in April 2001 as the second single from Carolyn Dawn Johnson's debut album Room with a View on Arista Nashville, 'Complicated' represents the vanguard of early-2000s Canadian country-pop crossover into the US market. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, also charting on the Adult Contemporary chart. Johnson received a…

Why it matters

A landmark early single in the early-2000s Canadian country-pop crossover wave, 'Complicated' demonstrated that Canadian artists signed to Nashville majors could achieve top-five US country chart success. Its blend of confessional lyricism, mid-tempo pop accessibility, and theatrically inventive…

The director

Lisa Mann is an award-winning film and music video director based in Toronto, Canada. Active from at least 1995, she is associated with Revolver Film Co. and has directed music videos across country, rock, and metal genres, including work for Apocalyptica…