Mess Around (Cage the Elephant song)

"Mess Around"
Single by Cage the Elephant
from the album Tell Me I'm Pretty
Released October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)
Recorded Spring 2015 at Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Alternative rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock, surf rock
Length 2:53
Label RCA
Writer(s) Jared Champion, Brad Shultz, Matt Schultz, Daniel Tichenor
Producer(s) Dan Auerbach
Cage the Elephant singles chronology
"Cigarette Daydreams"
(2014)		 "Mess Around"
(2015)		 "Trouble"
(2016)

"Mess Around" is a song by American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. It was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and was released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty on October 29, 2015. It topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, becoming the band's sixth overall chart-topper.[1]

Music video

The official music video for "Mess Around" was released on October 29, 2015.[2] The video consists of footage from films by French filmmaker Georges Méliès, including A Trip to the Moon and The Impossible Voyage.

Charts

Chart (2015-16) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[3] 1
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[4] 16
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[5] 1
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 12

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States[9] November 3, 2015 Modern rock radio RCA Records

References

  1. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (February 4, 2016). "Cage the Elephant Tops Alternative Songs, Ties for Sixth-Most No. 1s All-Time". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Childers, Chad (October 30, 2015). "Cage the Elephant Unveil New Song ‘Mess Around’". Loudwire. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Rock for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Alternative Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015.

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