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- Album
- Tell Me I'm Pretty
- Released
- 2015
- Genres
- Length
- 2:53
- Tempo
- 150 BPM
- Label
- RCA Records Label
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About this song
"Mess Around" was the first single released from the album Tell Me I'm Pretty. Frontman Matt Shultz said the band aimed to blend a Jay Reatard riff with Outkast's energy and the stylistic color of The Byrds and Creedence Clearwater Revival. The official music video, released before the album came out on October 29, 2015, uses silent film footage from Georges Méliès.
What it's about
The song is about a girl who is incredibly charming and intense, and who knows it and uses that to play with men.
Fun facts
- Written by Matt Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Brad Shultz and Jared Champion.
- Produced by Dan Auerbach.
- Recorded at Easy Eye Sound.