Mess Around (Cage the Elephant song) - Composition

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"Mess Around" is a song by American 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] In 2016, it was featured in Acura's Summer of Performance Event TV spot, "Weekends: RDX".[2]

"Mess Around"

Single by Cage the Elephant

from the album Tell Me I'm Pretty

Released

October 29, 2015

Recorded

Spring 2015 at Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee

Length

2:53

Label

RCA

Songwriter(s)

Jared Champion
Brad Shultz
Matt Shultz
Daniel Tichenor

Producer(s)

Dan Auerbach

Cage the Elephant singles chronology

"Cigarette Daydreams"
(2014)

"Mess Around"
(2015)

"Trouble"
(2016)

Music video

The official music video for "Mess Around" was released on October 29, 2015.[3] The video consists of footage from films by French filmmaker Georges Méliès, including A Trip to the Moon and The Impossible Voyage.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4]	93
Canada Rock (Billboard)[5]	1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6]	16
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8]	43
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9]	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[10]	November 3, 2015	Modern rock radio	RCA Records

References

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.
"Acura Summer of Performance Event TV Commercial, 'Weekends: MDX'".
Childers, Chad (October 30, 2015). "Cage the Elephant Unveil New Song 'Mess Around'". Loudwire. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
"Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
"Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
"Cage the Elephant Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
"Cage the Elephant Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
"Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
"Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
"Alternative Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015.

v t e Cage the Elephant
Matthew Shultz Brad Shultz Nick Bockrath Jared Champion Daniel Tichenor Matthan Minster Lincoln Parish
Studio albums	Cage the Elephant Thank You, Happy Birthday Melophobia Tell Me I'm Pretty Social Cues
Live albums	Unpeeled
Singles	"In One Ear" "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" "Back Against the Wall" "Shake Me Down" "Around My Head" "Aberdeen" "Come a Little Closer" "Cigarette Daydreams" "Mess Around" "Trouble" "Cold Cold Cold"
Related articles	Discography

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