Hey Violet drop angsty Valentine's Day track: "UNCOMPLICATED"

Love may be in the air, but Hey Violet are turning up the heat with their latest anthem “UNCOMPLICATED” out today just in time for Valentine’s Day via Hopeless Records.

The track is sure to resonate with anyone who’s ever found themselves in a relationship that’s anything but simple. “UNCOMPLICATED,” is an anti-Valentine’s Day jam that is set to shake up your playlist and provide the perfect soundtrack for those who prefer a little edge on this romantic holiday.

Following the success of their melodic earworm, "i should call my friends" and their signing to Hopeless Records in 2023, Hey Violet is poised to make waves once again with “UNCOMPLICATED.” Known for their vibrant and alternative take on pop music, Hey Violet has amassed a dedicated fanbase of over 800,000 fans across Instagram and Twitter alone, thanks to hits like "Guys My Age," "Hoodie," and "Better By Myself."

Rena Lovelis, vocalist of Hey Violet, shares insight into the inspiration behind:

“This song was a way to call out my own distorted thinking in relationships… a sort of reckoning for what I chase and why I chase it. I remember when I was 16 years old and I was dating someone who was just a total sweetheart, and I was bored out of my mind. It really had nothing to do with that person; it was the volatility that Nia and I grew up witnessing that then transgressed into my relationships later on.

“UNCOMPLICATED” offers a raw and introspective look at the complexities of modern relationships.

Lovelis elaborates:

“The lyrics really feel like a harsh spotlight on my thinking and we thought it was an important part of the album as a whole. It sounds pretty flirty at first, just like how it usually begins when you start to like someone. The pre-chorus is a release, like you start to open up to someone or maybe you see one another sad and it’s this sweet moment of emotional nakedness with your person, and then the chorus comes in like a freight train to sonically portray the ways I’d create problems in relationships out of my own insecurities. The last chorus has a particular lyric change that felt like a perfectly imperfect summation of what’s really happening beneath the surface of the rest of the lyrics. We didn’t want it to just be a song that glorifies toxicity, but, instead, one where the protagonist actually looks at their own patterns of behavior and goes ‘Wow’. This actually has very little to do with the other person and is the product of my own inner turmoil.”

So, whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day or embracing your independence, crank up the volume and watch the visualiser for “UNCOMPLICATED” and let Hey Violet’s electrifying sound be the soundtrack to your day: