Mess Her Up Explained

Mess Her Up
Cover:Mess Her Up by Amy Shark.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Amy Shark
Album:Love Monster
Label:
Producer:Dann Hume
Prev Title:All Loved Up
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:The Reaper
Next Year:2019

"Mess Her Up" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. The song is about a woman cheating with her best friend's boyfriend[1] and was released digitally on 1 March 2019 as the fifth single from Shark's debut studio album Love Monster.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for three awards Best Female Artist, Video of the year and Song of the Year.[2]

At the Queensland Music Awards 2020 "Mess Her Up" won Highest Selling Single.[3]

Music video

The music video was released on 28 February 2019.[4] The video was co-directed by David O'Donohue and Shark with a narrative following a complicated love story. Shark said: "It was important for me to be involved in the process as I was the one who came up with the concept of these two worlds that play out through the video. Mess Her Up is a very deep and emotional song and I needed the actors to do it justice." The video was produced by Felicity Jayn Heath and shot in Los Angeles.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Mess Her Up" (single edit) – 3:25
  2. "Mess Her Up" (acoustic) – 3:30

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 81
Australian Artist (ARIA)[7] 13

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amy Shark Opens Up About Cheating in Heartbreaking 'Mess Her Up' Video. Ones to Watch. 1 March 2019. 18 March 2019.
  2. Web site: ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 10 October 2019 . 10 October 2019 .
  3. Web site: Past Winners 2020. Queensland Music Awards. 26 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Amy Shark – Mess Her Up (Official Video) . YouTube. 28 February 2019. 18 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Amy Shark gives us a new hit 'Mess her Up'. Krock. 1 March 2019. 18 March 2019.
  6. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 January 2020.
  7. Web site: ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Mess Her Up (single) by Amy Shark. iTunes Australia. 1 March 2019.