Don't Mess Me Around Explained

Don't Mess Me Around
Type:	EP
Artist:	Clare Maguire
Cover:	Clare Maguire - Don't Mess Me Around.jpg
Released:	23 February 2015^[1]
Genre:	British soul, pop^[2]
Length:	14:55^[3]
Label:	Virgin EMI
Prev Title:	Light After Dark
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Stranger Things Have Happened
Next Year:	2016

Don't Mess Me Around is a 2015 EP studio release from Clare Maguire, released on 23 February 2015.

The lyrics for the title track were written eight years earlier, before she was signed to her label. It was the song that got her signed. Maguire included "Don't Mess Me Around" on the EP in order to go back to the beginning, before the fame and the fall.^[4] "Boomerang" uses hip-hop beats and a gospel spike, "Dream Big" provides inspiration with a slower pace, and "Sherlock" drops back into snarling 1950's blues as it deals with betrayal.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Don't Mess Me Around - EP by Clare Maguire . iTunes UK . 23 February 2015 . 20 March 2017.
2. Web site: Clare Maguire is back! Listen to her new song 'Don't Mess Me Around' . The 405 . 26 February 2015 . 20 March 2017.
3. Web site: Golden State EP - KT Tunstall . AllMusic.com . June 19, 2016 .
4. Web site: Birmingham singer Clare Maguire: Amy Winehouse turned my life around . Birmingham Mail . 8 May 2015 . 20 March 2017 . Young, Graham.
5. Web site: Liner Notes: Don't You Dare Mess Clare Maguire Around . Audio Diva . 20 March 2015 . 20 March 2017.
6. Web site: Stream Clare Maguire Don't Mess Me Around EP . Stereogum . 2 March 2015 . 20 March 2017 . White, Caitlin.