PvD is renowned as one of the hardest working artists, with sold-out tours that cross each continent, headline spots at every major festival, and a hugely successful recording career. With over 3 million albums sold worldwide, van Dyk travels around the world over 16 times each year to sold out performances internationally. 2007 alone has brought us PvD remixes of Depeche Mode’s “Martyr”, Britney Spears’ „Gimmy more“ and Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around.... Comes Around”.
PvD received a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his original album Reflections – this marked the first time NARAS recognized this category. His original productions from Reflections have been synced into major motion pictures such as Into the Blue, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, television’s Entertainment Tonight and MTV’s Cribs, and international ad campaigns for Motorola, HBO, Land Rover, Ski Vail and most recently for Jeep. This year he won the International Dance Music Award (IDMA) for Best Euro DJ.
Previously, PvD won four IDMAs in 2006: Best Global DJ, Best NuNRG/Euro Track, Best Producer and Best Mix Compilation for The Politics of Dancing 2. In addition, PvD was voted “America’s Favorite DJ” for 2004 and 2005 by BPM Magazine and was the big winner at the 2004 Dancestar Awards, taking home 3 awards: Best International DJ, Best Event and Best Music in a Commercial (Motorola). He also won the Mexican Oscar for his soundtrack in the film Zurdo in March 2004. Paul van Dyk was voted "Best Music Maker" by DJ Magazine, received the “Best International DJ Award” at the 1999 Music Awards in London, was named "Best International DJ" by Ministry of Sound Magazine, and Mixmag elected him as “Man of the Year”.
Aside from his musical activity, Paul van Dyk has always dedicated a significant part of his life to politics and social justice: from his youth, when he fled over the Berlin Wall to the West, to his children’s charity in India’s Mumbai, and his partnership scheme with the German Red Cross to help poor children in Berlin. In 2004, PvD was the only electronic artist involved in a nationwide tour with the Rock The Vote campaign, where he joined the likes of Bono, P Diddy, the Black Eyed Peas and George Clinton in campaigning for America’s youth to sign up to vote in the presidential election. In 2006 he received Berlin’s Medal of Honor (Landesverdienstorden) in recognition of his work with Ruckenwind, a charity organization he founded dedicated to helping poor children in Berlin. He joins a distinguished list of arts and political establishment figures with this honor.
Born in Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany, Paul van Dyk grew up in communist East Berlin. Because his community did not have a true club culture, Paul van Dyk listened to the radio where he discovered his passion for music that extended beyond Techno music – he wanted to create a different, more unique sound. In the early 1990’s Paul van Dyk was spinning regularly at various clubs in Berlin before releasing his first album 45 RPM in 1994. But it wasn’t until the release of his second album Seven Ways which catapulted him into the Top 100, followed by the release of his hit single “For An Angel,” which began to earn him praise across the globe. By the time Paul van Dyk released Out There & Back in 2000, it became clear that the Berlin-based musician had far more to offer than his signature club sets and remixes that had already defined him as one of the most influential DJs and producers of all time. His first compilation mix CD Politics of Dancing was released in 2001, followed by Global in 2003 – a DVD which illustrates his own experiences traveling the world.
Paul van Dyk created the internet radio station VONYC.com focused on the electronic dance scene.
Paul van Dyk’s touring diary remains incredibly hectic with regular globetrotting stops at major venues across the globe from New York, London, Ibiza to India, China and Singapore. In the little time remaining between all the travel, Paul van Dyk resides in Berlin where he has his own radio show “Paul van Dyk’s VONYC Sessions” which airs weekly on Area 33 on Sirius Radio on Thursday nights at 6PM ET (and rebroadcasts Saturdays at 8PM ET and Tuesdays at Midnight ET) and Soundgarden which airs every Saturday 2pm – 4pm (EST) on Fritz radio and over the internet (www.fritz.de).
For more information, please visit www.paulvandyk.com or www.myspace.com/paulvandyk.
1991
Complicated (Feat. Ashley To..
Paul Van Dyk Lyrics
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If I drink until I feel numb
If I take a little time, if I lose a little sleep
I'll forget I thought you were the one
It's complicated...
Still chased by ghosts of little mistakes
It's complicated, it's complicated
All the promises that you made to me
Unintentional lies, God I still believe
It's complicated... It's complicated...
If I try to turn it off, if I swallow all my pride
If I love till nothing's left at all
If I say but never do, if I weep a little while
If I could only make this stop
Tell me that you love me, oh
Just tell me that you love me
Just tell me that you love me
Just tell me that you love me, yeah, yeah, oh, oh
Complicated... Complicated...
If I bleed until I die, make love to loneliness
Accept that this is all I've got
If I convince myself, forget what's in the past
You wouldn't still be what I want
Tell me that you love me, oh
Just tell me that you love me
Just tell me that you love me
Just tell me that you love me, yeah, yeah, oh, oh
In this song, Paul van Dyk and Ashley Tomberlin explore the complexities of love through lyrics that depict a struggle within a relationship that has become difficult to navigate. The singer is torn between trying to save the relationship and the realization that they may need to move on.
The lyrics portray how the singer is trying to cope with their emotions and feelings towards their partner by indulging in various coping mechanisms such as drinking, losing sleep, or trying to turn off their emotions. These methods might bring temporary relief, but they won't fix the fundamental flaws in their relationship.
Furthermore, the lyrics describe how the singer has been hurt by their partner's lies and broken promises, but despite this, they still cling onto the belief that their love is salvageable. The phrase 'It's complicated' is used repeatedly throughout the song, which summarizes the complexity of a relationship that is trying to overcome past mistakes and move forward towards a better future.
Overall, this song conveys the raw emotions that come with trying to salvage a broken relationship, and how difficult it can be to let go of love when it seems hopeless.
Line by Line Meaning
If I have little space, if I deconstruct it all
If I feel like I have limited personal freedom and dismantle my entire life
If I drink until I feel numb
If I indulge in excessive alcoholic consumption to escape emotional pain
If I take a little time, if I lose a little sleep
If I make an effort to improve myself and sacrifice some rest
I'll forget I thought you were the one
I can forget about considering you as my potential partner
It's complicated...
The situation between us is quite difficult and confusing
Still chased by ghosts of little mistakes
Haunted by small errors in judgement, affecting my present life
All the promises that you made to me
All the commitments that you gave me
Unintentional lies, God I still believe
Even if you unintentionally lied to me, I still trust you
If I try to turn it off, if I swallow all my pride
If I attempt to repress my feelings and suppress my ego
If I love till nothing's left at all
If I love you with all that I have until I am exhausted
If I say but never do, if I weep a little while
If I am unable to back up my words with actions and cry for a short time
If I could only make this stop
If only I could make my emotions stop interfering with my life
Tell me that you love me, oh
Express to me that you have love for me
Just tell me that you love me
Say it simply that you love me
Complicated... Complicated...
This whole situation is incredibly complex and overwhelming
If I bleed until I die, make love to loneliness
If I suffer until I perish and indulge in self-pity
Accept that this is all I've got
Really acknowledge that this is all I have
If I convince myself, forget what's in the past
If I convince myself to overlook the past and start anew
You wouldn't still be what I want
You would no longer be the person I desire
Just tell me that you love me, yeah, yeah, oh, oh
Communicate your affection to me in any way, yeah, yeah, oh, oh
Contributed by Adalyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@sarajamus
My kind of trance/house… stoked to get a physical copy of this from eBay in a week!
@stighemming5061
A winnertrack 🔊🎶🎶🎶❤❤❤👍
Thank you Paul and Ashley!
@user-zf7bl4ht6f
pvd = pure magic
@rubensdomm9373
I love you ashley tomberlin!!!
@epicpolyphony
Thank you for creating this song. It has so much meaning to me, simply due to it's contemporaneous nature with other events in my life, that I wouldn't ever wish for it to be different.
@minerzero
I have exact same bond with it, but from 2008/9
The emotions I felt, fresh out of highschool and enjoying a tumultuous life of raving and Heart break
@brokenwingbird2552
Damn exact same, just pulled it off old highschool harddrive from 08 haha
@andrey6687
In 2020 - still trancing!
@StalkerStiv
this music is timeless
@FrequenceSpectrums
one of the best Compilation ;) !