Mess Around (Cage the Elephant song) explained

Mess Around
Type:	single
Artist:	Cage the Elephant
Album:	Tell Me I'm Pretty
Recorded:	Spring 2015 at Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Dan Auerbach
Prev Title:	Cigarette Daydreams
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Trouble
Next Year:	2016

"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]

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[4]	43
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	12

Notes and References

News: Cage the Elephant Tops Alternative Songs, Ties for Sixth-Most No. 1s All-Time. . . February 4, 2016. February 5, 2016 . Rutherford, Kevin.
Web site: Acura Summer of Performance Event TV Commercial, 'Weekends: MDX'.
Cage the Elephant Unveil New Song 'Mess Around'. . October 30, 2015 . February 5, 2016 . Childers, Chad.
Web site: Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016. Billboard. May 26, 2020.
Web site: Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016. Billboard. January 24, 2022.
Web site: Alternative Future Releases . All Access Music Group . https://web.archive.org/web/20151016154607/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases . October 16, 2015 . dead .