Dazed & Confused (Ruel song)

"Dazed & Confused" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel and produced by M-Phazes. The song was released on 27 October 2018 as the second single from Ruel's debut extended play, Ready (2018).

"Dazed & Confused"
Single by Ruel
from the album Ready
Released27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
Length3:09
LabelRCA, Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)M-Phazes
Ruel singles chronology
"Human"
(2017)		 "Dazed & Confused"
(2018)		 "Younger"
(2018)
Music video
"Dazed & Confused" on YouTube

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, "Dazed & Confused" won the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist.[1][2]

Background

Upon release, Ruel said: "I wrote "Dazed & Confused" in the front room of my Airbnb in Los Angeles last November and the song has come so far with the help of my good friend and collaborator M-Phazes, who also produced my upcoming EP. The song started with some simple, light-hearted piano chords and has since become the toughest track on the EP."[3][4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Grey Ghost and released on 30 May 2018.[5]

Reception

Broadway World draw comparisons to Justin Bieber's Purpose "most mature and earworm-ready hits", adding that the song "stands apart by drawing on blues and R&B for added depth."[6]

Track listing

One-track single

  1. "Dazed & Confused" – 3:09

One-track single

  1. "Dazed & Confused" (acoustic version featuring Ezinma) – 3:57

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 53
Australian Artists (ARIA)[8] 10

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Country Date Format Label Version
Australia 27 April 2018[11] Digital download, streaming RCA, Sony Music Australia Original version
Australia 12 October 2018[12] Digital download, streaming RCA, Sony Music Australia Acoustic version

References
  1. "2018 ARIA AWARDS The Nominees". auspOp. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "2018 ARIA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". ARIA. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "RUEL Debuts New Song 'DAZED & CONFUSED'". Amnplify. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Dazed & Confused For Ruel". auspOp. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. "Ruel - Dazed & Confused (Official Video)". 30 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via YouTube.
  6. "Ruel Releases Highly Anticipated Debut EP READY Today". Broadway World. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  7. "ARIA Chart Watch #477". auspOp. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. "ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  10. "American single certifications – Ruel – Dazed & Confused". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  11. "Dazed & Confused – Single by Ruel". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  12. "Dazed & Confused (acoustic) featuring Ezinma – Single by Ruel". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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