"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.
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| Single by Amy Shark | ||||
| from the album Love Monster | ||||
| Released | 1 March 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Amy Shark | |||
| Producer(s) | Dann Hume | |||
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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
editThe 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
edit- "Mess Her Up" (single edit) – 3:25
- "Mess Her Up" (acoustic) – 3:30
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 29 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 81 |
| Australian Artist (ARIA)[8] | 13 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 March 2019[10] | Digital download, streaming | Wonderlick, Sony Music Australia |
References
edit- ^ "Amy Shark Opens Up About Cheating in Heartbreaking 'Mess Her Up' Video". Ones to Watch. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Past Winners 2020". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Amy Shark – Mess Her Up (Official Video)". 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Amy Shark gives us a new hit 'Mess her Up'". Krock. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Amy Shark – Mess Her Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Mess Her Up (single) by Amy Shark". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2019.