High Maintenance

High Maintenance is the second extended play by American actress and singer Miranda Cosgrove. It was released on March 15, 2011 by Columbia and Epic Records. The EP was preceded by the release of its lead single, "Dancing Crazy", which was co-written by Avril Lavigne and produced by Max Martin and Shellback. The single peaked at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Musically, High Maintenance mainly incorporates the pop genre with electropop influences. High Maintenance received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, with many complimenting the EP's sound and production as more adult than Cosgrove's previous teen pop-oriented releases. However, others maintained that Cosgrove and her music lacked originality. The EP was promoted mainly through touring and live promotional appearances on television, including the Dancing Crazy Tour. Background and development In October 2010, Cosgrove announced new tour dates for the Sparks Fly Tour, in support of her debut full-length studio album of the same name. It was later renamed the Dancing Crazy Tour, named after her single "Dancing Crazy". On January 11, 2011, Cosgrove tweeted a picture from the photoshoot of the EP. In an interview with Billboard, Cosgrove revealed the title of the EP to be High Maintenance, named after the track of the same name, which is a duet with Rivers Cuomo that was co-written by Cuomo, along with Josh Alexander and Billy Steinberg and produced by Cuomo and Dr. Luke. Along with the first two confirmed tracks, three more songs were confirmed for the EP which were: the electropop song "Sayonara" that was co-written by Greg Kurstin, Bonnie McKee and Nicole Morier and produced by Kurstin, a cover of the Shontelle ballad "Kiss You Up" that was co-written by MoZella with Jimmy Harry and Tony Kanal, who produced, and "Face of Love", which was co-written by Scott Cutler, Carsten Mortenson, Anne Preven and Lucas Secon, who produced it.