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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Complex_(album) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Complex_(album).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complex_(album) > Source revision: 1353393438 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For other uses, see [The Complex](/source/The_Complex_(disambiguation)). 2003 studio album by Blue Man Group The Complex Studio album by Blue Man Group Released April 22, 2003 Recorded 2002–2003 Length 58:41 Label Lava Atlantic Producer Todd Perlmutter, Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, Chris Wink Blue Man Group chronology Audio (1999) The Complex (2003) Las Vegas 4 Song Sampler (2005) Blue Man Group studio album chronology Audio (1999) The Complex (2003) Three (2016) Singles from The Complex "The Current" Released: March 14, 2003 "I Feel Love" Released: May 15, 2003 "Sing Along" Released: June 6, 2003 Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 60/100[1] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] E! C[3] Entertainment Weekly C−[4] Now [5] Q [6] Rolling Stone [7] ***The Complex*** is the second studio [album](/source/Album) by [Blue Man Group](/source/Blue_Man_Group), released in 2003. It is a [concept album](/source/Concept_album) that takes place in two separate worlds: the world of the rock concert, as in the song "Time to Start," and the alienating world of the modern urban workplace, as in the songs "Sing Along," "The Current", and "The Complex." Both worlds are then tied together in the song "What Is Rock," which contrasts the celebratory "loss of identity" within a rock performance with the dehumanizing "loss of identity" within the workplace. These themes were illustrated during performance by animations that told the story of a faceless worker eventually escaping "up to the roof" and discovering their true self. *The Complex* produced three singles, and debuted at #60 on the [Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) charts. As with the previous album, a [DVD-Audio](/source/DVD-Audio) version was released, containing a high-definition (96 kHz/24-bit) 5.1 [surround sound](/source/Surround_sound) mix. [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) reviewer Robert L. Doerschuk states "Although its inspirations, musical and conceptual, trace as far back as [Kraftwerk](/source/Kraftwerk), *The Complex* serves as a reminder that modern devices and glistening production values can be applied to the most primal creative instincts, if utilized by the right — blue — hands".[8] ## Track listing The Complex No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Above" Dyas, Goldman, Heinemann, Pai, Perlmutter, Stanton, Wink 2:46 2. "Time to Start" Dyas, Goldman, Stanton, Wink 3:43 3. "Sing Along" (featuring Dave Matthews) Dyas, Goldman, Stanton, Wink 3:25 4. "Up to the Roof" (featuring Tracy Bonham) Dyas, Gleitsman, Goldman, Heinemann, Perlmutter, Stanton, Wink 3:51 5. "Your Attention" Dyas, Goldman, Heinemann, Pai, Perlmutter, Stanton, Wink 4:09 6. "Persona" (featuring Josh Haden) Dyas, Gleitsman, Goldman, Stanton, Wink 4:30 7. "Piano Smasher" Dyas, Golden, Goldman, Perlmutter, Stanton, Wink 3:00 8. "White Rabbit" (featuring Esthero) Grace Slick 2:54 9. "The Current" (featuring Gavin Rossdale) Dyas, Gleitsman, Goldman, Stanton, Wink 3:48 10. "Shadows, Pt. 2" (featuring Tracy Bonham and Rob Swift) Dyas, Gleitsman, Goldman, Perlmutter, Stanton, Wink 2:56 11. "What Is Rock" (featuring Arone Dyer and Peter Moore) Dyas, Gleitsman, Goldman, Stanton, Wink 3:11 12. "The Complex" (featuring Peter Moore) Dyas, Gleitsman, Goldman, Heinemann, Stanton, Wink 6:25 13. "I Feel Love" (featuring Annette Strean of Venus Hum) Bellotte, Moroder, Summer 5:13 14. "Exhibit 13" Banks, Dyas, Goldman, Heinemann, Parrulli, Stanton, Wink 4:01 15. "Mandelbrot No. 4" (hidden track) 4:19 Total length: 58:41 ## Personnel - Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, Chris Wink (CMP) - founders - Chris Dyas - baritone guitar, e-bow, guitar, harpsichord, zither - Larry Heinemann - bass, chapman stick, guitar, pressaphonic, tubulum, zither - Todd Perlmutter - drums, narrator (2,5,11), percussion programming - Blue Man - airpoles, anvil, backpack tubulum, big drum, cimbalom, cuica, dogulum, drumulum, dulcimer, dumpster, mandeldrums, mellotron cello, paddle tubulum, percussion, piano smasher, PVC instrument, tubulum, 1981 casiotone and kazoo. - [Tracy Bonham](/source/Tracy_Bonham) - vocals (4,10) - [Arone Dyer](/source/Arone_Dyer) - vocals (11) - [Esthero](/source/Esthero) - vocals (8) - [Josh Haden](/source/Josh_Haden) - vocals (6) - [Dave Matthews](/source/Dave_Matthews) - vocals (3) - Peter Moore - vocals (11,12), keyboards (15) - [Gavin Rossdale](/source/Gavin_Rossdale) - vocals (9) - Annette Strean and Venus Hum - vocals and effects (13) - [Rob Swift](/source/Rob_Swift) - turntables (10) - [Dave Anania](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dave_Anania&action=edit&redlink=1) - percussion (11) - Chris Bowen - tubulum (13), voiceover (11) - [Nels Cline](/source/Nels_Cline) - guitar (6,8-10,13) - [Dan the Automator](/source/Dan_the_Automator) - programming (3,9) - Jeffrey Doornbos - tubulum (13) - Byron Estep - dobro guitar (5) - Brooke Ferris - start voice (2), "words on the left" (5) - Avram Gleitsman - guitar (9) - [Spalding Gray](/source/Spalding_Gray) - "words on the right" (5) - [Kid Koala](/source/Kid_Koala) - samples (11) - Elvis Lederer - zither (5,15) - Ian Pai - percussion (1,2,5,10,15) - Jeff Quay - percussion & double drum kit (5,6,12,15) - Brian Scott - tubulum (13) - Dave Steele - guitar (4,8,9,12), zither (4,12) - Rob Swift - turntable (5,10) - [Chris Traynor](/source/Chris_Traynor) - guitar (9) - Jeff Turlik - guitar (1,2,5,8,9,12-15), zither (14,15) - Todd Waetzig - percussion (11) - Jordan Cohen, Matthew Kriemelman, Jeff Tortora, Vince Verderame, Todd Waetzig, Nick White - Vegas Drum Army (1,2,5,6,7 & 13) - Dave Anania, Chris Bowen, Wes Day, Jeffrey Doornbos, Randall Jaynes, Josh Matthews, Ian Pai, Crag Rodriguez, Pete Simpson, Pete Starrett, Clem Waldman - NY Drum Army (2,5,15) ### Production - Producers: Todd Perlmutter, Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, Chris Wink - Executive producer: Jeff Skillen - Engineers: Bill Bookheim, Joe Hogan, Joe O'Connell, Todd Perlmutter, Andrew Schneider - Mixing: Rich Costey, Andrew Schneider - Mastering: Bob Ludwig - Production supervisor: Jeff Levison - Production coordination: Jaime Ramírez - Product development: Michael Quinn, Jeni Ardizzone West - Programming: Dan the Automator, Todd Perlmutter - Computer engineering: Larry Heinemann - Vocal producers: [Kip Kubin](/source/Kip_Kubin), Tony Miracle, Venus Hum - Sampling: Kid Koala - Arrangers: Peter Moore, Ian Pai, Dave Steele, Jeff Turlik - Studio assistant: Mike Napolitano - Art consultant: Dan the Automator - Technician: Mike Napolitano - Drum technician: Carl Plaster - Art direction: Marcus Miller, Charles Tyler Ensemble - Design: Jen Graffam Wink - Artwork: David Bell - Cover image: Jen Graffam Wink ## Charts ### Album Chart (2003) Peak position Billboard 200 60 Billboard Top Internet Albums 60 ### Songs Year Song Chart Position 2003 "Sing Along" Adult Top 40 37 2004 "I Feel Love" Hot Dance Club Play 7 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Reviews for The Complex by Blue Man Group"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-complex/blue-man-group). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. Retrieved December 1, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [https://www.allmusic.com/album/r627529](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r627529) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Blue Man Group - The Complex"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030816033050/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2938,00.html). *[E! Online](/source/E!_Online)*. August 15, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Even emotive guests like Tracy Bonham and Dave Matthews can't heat up The Complex's frosty, dullingly drum-driven aesthetic. [2 May 2003, p.70] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Raynor, Brent (July 9, 2003). ["BLUE MAN GROUP - THE COMPLEX"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050120171725/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-07-03/music_discs2.php). *[Now](/source/Now_(1996%E2%80%932019_magazine))*. Retrieved December 1, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** An engagingly quirky rock record. [Oct 2003, p.100] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Chic Euro-techno atmospheres that won't wear off even after you've seen the live show. [1 May 2003, p.56] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Doerschuk, R. L. [AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r627529). Accessed June 29, 2009. ## External links - [*The Complex*](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/05fab6cb-b3ba-3f02-852e-b6e4cfeca8d4) at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz) (list of releases) v t e Blue Man Group Albums Audio The Complex Live at The Venetian – Las Vegas Last Train to Trancentral (EP) Three Singles "The Current" "I Feel Love" Video releases The Complex Rock Tour Live Other Astor Place Theatre Blue Man Group (Universal Orlando) LIVE at Luxor Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Complex (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complex_(album)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complex_(album)?action=history)). 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