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“Dazed & Confused” by Ruel
From the EP Ready (2018)
“Dazed & Confused” by Ruel appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2018 and 2020. It was first released in 2018 on the EP Ready. Its best result is #89 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #338 alternative song of 2018.
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Ruel wrote "Dazed & Confused" at an Airbnb in Los Angeles, sitting in its front room, starting from a few light, simple piano chords, and by the time the Australian singer-songwriter and his friend and producer M-Phazes were done with it, he reckoned it had turned into the toughest thing on his debut EP, Ready. It came out on RCA in 2018 as the EP's second single, and at that year's ARIA Music Awards the song took the award for Breakthrough Artist.
It's a pop song with a heavier heart: Broadway World heard shades of Justin Bieber's Purpose in it but singled out the way it reaches into blues and R&B for depth. Grey Ghost directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 89 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) | 100 |
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