"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).
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| Released | 27 April 2018 (2018-04-27) | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | RCA, Sony Music Australia | |||
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| Producer(s) | M-Phazes | |||
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| "Dazed & Confused" on YouTube | ||||
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, "Dazed & Confused" won the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist.[1][2]
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]
The music video was directed by Grey Ghost and released on 30 May 2018.[5]
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]
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| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 53 |
| Australian Artists (ARIA)[8] | 10 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 2× Platinum | 140,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000 |
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| 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 |
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