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So Messed Up

"So Messed Up" is the debut international single by Croatian pop singer La Lana. It was released on 31 January 2020 by Warner Music. It was written and produced by Damon Sharpe and Eric Sanicola, with additional writing from Jazelle Rodriguez and Omar Tavarez. The song is the artist's first one in English since 2012's "Bad Boys", which is featured on her fourth studio album Pobjede i porazi.[1] The song peaked at number two on Croatian Airplay Chart.[2] On 14 May, a remix featuring American rapper Yung Baby Tate was released.[3][4]

"So Messed Up"
Single by La Lana
Released31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)
StudioSharpe Genuine Studios
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
Genre
Length2:58
LabelWarner Music Poland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
La Lana singles chronology
"Upalimo ljubav"
(2018) 		"So Messed Up"
(2020) 		"How Will I Know"
(2020)
Music video
"So Messed Up" on YouTube
Remix cover
Yung Baby Tate singles chronology
"Damn Daniel"
(2020) 		"So Messed Up"
(2020) 		"B.O.M.B.S."
(2020)
Remix lyric video
"So Messed Up" on YouTube

Background and release

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Following her 2018 single "Upalimo ljubav" (Let's Turn On Love) with Slovenian singer Luka Basi, Lana Jurčević took a brief hiatus. On 14 January 2020, she claimed that during the hiatus "a lot of things had changed" and that "she was at the turning point of her life".[5] After deleting all posts off her Instagram account, on 21 January 2020 Jurčević broke the silence on the platform and announced that she had signed a contract with Warner Music, marking the beginning of her international career under the stage name La Lana.[6][7]

The official release date was revealed on 25 January.[8] Lana posted a brief snippet of the song and the music video on 27 January.[9] The title and the cover art were revealed a day before the release.[10]

On 6 May, Lana posted a teaser of a remix on her Instagram account without revealing the name of the featured artist, asking followers to try to guess who they are.[11] On 8 May, she confirmed that it is American rapper Yung Baby Tate and announced the remix release date.[12] On 11 May, Lana posted a snippet of Tate's verse.[13] The remix was released on 14 May alongside the lyric video.[3][4]

Music video

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Music video was released alongside the single. It was directed by Camilo Paredes and shot in Berlin, Germany. The video depicts the inner battle between the "cool and laid-back" Lana and her "wacky" alter-ego, who jumps out of a car trunk with a black rooster in her hands. Lana subsequently revealed that having a rooster in the video was her own idea.[14][15]

Reception

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Immediately upon the release, the song and the music video drew comparisons to the work of English singer Dua Lipa, particularly to Lipa's "IDGAF" music video.[15][16][17][18] Jutarnji list also drew a comparison between the singers' backgrounds, claiming that if Lipa, who originally hails from Kosovo, "managed to reach international success", then Lana could succeed in doing so as well, despite being from a "small country like Croatia".[15][16] Tportal.hr called the song "a mixture of 'Sorry' by Justin Bieber and 'Never Really Over' by Katy Perry" and stated that Lana's appearance in the video was heavily influenced by Lipa, Billie Eilish and Senidah.[18]

Track listing

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  • Digital download[19]
  1. "So Messed Up" – 2:58
  • Digital download – Remix[20]
  1. "So Messed Up" (featuring Yung Baby Tate) – 2:55

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Croatia (Croatian Airplay Chart)[2] 2

References

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  1. ^ "Oskudno odjevena Lana Jurčević osvaja inozemstvo" (in Croatian). Tportal.hr. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "La Lana - So Messed Up feat. Yung Baby Tate (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Sanja (14 May 2020). "LA LANA UDRUŽILA SNAGE S AMERIČKOM REPERICOM YUNG BABY TATE!". Radio Šibenik (in Croatian).
  5. ^ "Lana Jurčević na najvećoj prekretnici u životu" (in Croatian). Story.hr. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "La Lana on Instagram: "Wooohooo! It's finally happening. My childhood dream is about to become reality. I hate papers, I hate everything that has to do with…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  7. ^ "LANA JURČEVIĆ JE PROMIJENILA UMJETNIČKO IME I KREĆE U OSVAJANJE SVJETSKE SCENE" (in Croatian). Gloria. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ "La Lana on Instagram: "La Lana 🔜 31.1.2020!!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  9. ^ "Lana Jurčević objavila djelić pjesme i spota kojim će se predstaviti svjetskoj publici" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ "La Lana on Instagram: "TOMORROW is the day, day I will celebrate more than every birthday I had. Jesus, I have no idea what I got myself into, but I LOVE IT &…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  11. ^ "La Lana on Instagram: "🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫 Guess who? 😊😊😊 Tko pogodi, nazovem ga sutra na videocall 😆"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  12. ^ "La Lana on Instagram: "Yassssss! Love, love, loveee the new part in the song, made by @yungbabytate (nominated for Grammy 2020) 🔥🔥💜💜! Soooo happy 😍! #somessedup…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  13. ^ "La Lana on Instagram: "🚨🚨🚨LOVE THIS PART! 🚨🚨🚨@yungbabytate Kak vam se ciniiiiiii? Ima jooos i stize 14.05. 😊"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  14. ^ P. R. (31 January 2020). "Lana Jurčević napokon objavila video kojim je spremna osvojiti svijet, pogledajte što je to pripremila" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  15. ^ a b c Pliverić, Petra (31 January 2020). "EKSKLUZIVNO: LANA JURČEVIĆ OTKRIVA SVE O VELIKOM ZAOKRETU U KARIJERI Popularna pjevačica potpisala je ugovor života, a ima i novo umjetničko ime" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  16. ^ a b "VIDEO Lana Jurčević tek je krenula u osvajanje svijeta, a već je uspoređuju sa slavnom Kosovarkom" (in Croatian). Direktno.hr. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. ^ T. M. (31 January 2020). "La Lana lansirala prvi singl na engleskom, kako vam zvuči?" (in Croatian). CroModa.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  18. ^ a b N. Sa. (31 January 2020). "La Lana objavila novi spot; kao inspiracija poslužila joj je uspješna Kosovarka Dua Lipa, a našle su se tu i Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, Senidah..." (in Croatian). Tportal.hr. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  19. ^ "So Messed Up - Single by La Lana on iTunes". iTunes Store.
  20. ^ "So Messed Up (feat. Yung Baby Tate) - Single by La Lana on iTunes". iTunes Store.
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