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Last Year Was Complicated (2016)

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The album was first meant to be called Unhinged, but a talk with rapper Jay-Z changed the title.

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Last Year Was Complicated is the third studio album by American singer Nick Jonas
Released June 10, 2016 by Island and Safehouse Records
Features collaborations with Tove Lo, Ty Dolla Sign, and Big Sean
Lead single 'Close' released March 25, 2016

Jonas debuted the new song 'Under You' at the iHeartRadio Music Summit on August 5, 2015
In February 2016, Jonas covered Complex magazine and mentioned the songs 'Chainsaw' and 'Don't Make Me Choose'
On March 24, 2016, Jonas announced the title, release date, and tracklist through a series of tweets
Jonas said the album took him a year and a half to make
During a radio interview with Carson Daly, Jonas said the album was supposed to be named Unhinged, like the song on the record
Two songs, 'Don't Make Me Choose' and 'Under You', were performed on several dates of his Nick Jonas: Live in Concert tour
Jonas co-headlined the Future Now Tour (2016) alongside Demi Lovato in support of the album
On March 24, 2016, Jonas previewed four tracks during a listening party held for the press and television bookers
On April 16, 2016, Jonas performed 'Champagne Problems' and 'Close' (with Tove Lo) live on Saturday Night Live
'Bacon' was sent to US Rhythmic radio on July 12, 2016, as the album's second single, replacing 'Chainsaw'

Nicholas Jerry Jonas, born September 16, 1992 in Dallas, Texas, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor.
He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band Jonas Brothers with his brothers Joe and Kevin.
The group released a debut album, It's About Time (2006), and later signed with Hollywood Records.

Members: Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas.
The brothers were homeschooled by their mother and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey.

The Jonas Brothers' second album Jonas Brothers (2007) entered the top five of the Billboard 200.
A Little Bit Longer (2008) became their first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200.
The group starred in Disney Channel projects including Camp Rock (2008) and Jonas (2009–2010).
The band split in 2013 and reunited in 2019.
As a solo artist, Nick Jonas released Nick Jonas (2014) on Island Records, which included the hit single "Jealous".
Last Year Was Complicated (2016) peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
He has acted in films including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Chaos Walking (2021), and in Broadway productions.

Music critics gave the album positive reviews overall
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine: the album feels more assured than its 2014 self-titled predecessor, mixing immaculately produced pop with personal confession
Entertainment Weekly's Nolan Feeney: the album grows into the neon pop-R&B sound of Nick Jonas (2014) and takes a show-don't-tell approach to maturity
Rolling Stone's Keith Harris: Jonas is personable and versatile on the record, and his supple falsetto lets him stake out his own territory between pop and R&B
Slant Magazine's Sam C. Mac: the album offers an even more vibrant collection of colorful, propulsive beats than Nick Jonas, though Jonas as a singer is not always willing to evolve with his music
The Guardian's Harriet Gibsone: the record has many quirks but is not savvy or strange enough to stand out

Debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 66,000 units
First-week figure includes 47,000 actual album sales
Reached number one that week on the Top Album Sales chart in the United States

The album was first meant to be named Unhinged, but after a conversation with rapper Jay-Z, Jonas changed the title to Last Year Was Complicated
'Comfortable' contains audio elements from an Allen Iverson press conference
The video for 'Chainsaw' features Portuguese model Sara Sampaio