Mess Is Mine Explained

Mess Is Mine
Cover:Vance Joy Mess Is Mine.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Vance Joy
Album:Dream Your Life Away
Released:9 July 2014
Recorded:2013
Length:3:43
Label:Liberation Music
Prev Title:Riptide
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:First Time
Next Year:2014

"Mess Is Mine" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, released on 9 July 2014 as the lead single from his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). The song peaked at number 37 on the Australian national singles chart.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Mess Is Mine" was first released onto YouTube on 9 July 2014 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-four seconds and was directed by Luci Schroder.[1]

Popular culture

"Mess is Mine" features in the soundtrack of the popular video game by EA Sports, FIFA 15 as final track in game soundtrack's album. It was also featured in fourth season of the American television show Hart of Dixie, the first episode of the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why, and in the trailer for the 2017 film The Big Sick and 2018 Netflix original film Sierra Burgess is a Loser. Vance has also publicly said the song and many others on this album were written about Amber Morris, a girl he met while touring in Texas.

The song was also used on a Delta TV ad in 2015.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[2] 55
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[3] 24

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia9 July 2014Digital downloadLiberation Music
United States[4] [5] 12 January 2015Adult album alternative radio
13 January 2015Modern rock radio

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C816p-KTNk Vance Joy - "Mess is Mine" [Official Video]
  2. Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 1 June 2020.
  3. Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 25 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Triple A > Future Releases . All Access Music Group . 10 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150121121321/http://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases . 21 January 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: Alternative > Future Releases . All Access Music Group . 10 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150121121522/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases . 21 January 2015 . dead .