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| Single by Lola Young | ||||
| from the album This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway | ||||
| Released | 30 May 2024 | |||
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| Length | 4:44 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| "Messy" on YouTube | ||||
"Messy" is a song by English singer Lola Young, released on 30 May 2024 as the sixth single from her second studio album This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway (2024). It went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok and became her first charting song.
Lola Young stated in an interview with Metal Magazine:
"Messy" is an ADHD anthem, it really showcases everything I felt during my last relationship, but also it is deeper than that, as it talks about how I feel about myself in general — being too messy one day and too clean another, struggling to find that balance in myself. [1]
In an interview with Atwood Magazine, Lola Young said that "Messy" had her favorite lyrics in This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway and she considered them some of her best. She also described, "It's raw, honest, and encapsulates a lot of the themes of the album. It's about embracing imperfections and finding strength in who I am, scatty or not lol." [2]
"Messy" is a soul-pop song. [3] It finds Lola Young in an increasingly angry vocal tone, as she directs sharp criticism toward a lover for certain expectations imposed on her. [4]
Brian Denney of Atwood Magazine wrote, "'Messy' is a beautiful display of Young's gritty vocals and world-class lyrical storytelling. As a listener, it plays out as if you are watching the singer leave an angry voicemail to her lover, simply fed up with the irrationality of trying to please a partner who will never be satisfied." [4]
On 28 November 2024 social media personalities Jake Shane and Sofia Richie posted a clip on TikTok of them dancing to the song, with moves including finger guns and a "half-shimmy". It led to the song gaining significant popularity, skyrocketing to 3.9 million official on-demand streams in the United States (according to Luminate) [3] and being used in over 250,000 videos on TikTok, including one by Kylie Jenner of her lip syncing to the song. [5]
| Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [6] [7] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] | 32 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] | 43 |
| Germany (GfK) [10] | 68 |
| Global 200 ( Billboard ) [11] | 33 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [12] | 3 |
| Lithuania (AGATA) [13] | 25 |
| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [14] | 57 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [15] | 24 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] | 45 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] | 8 |
| Norway (VG-lista) [18] | 30 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 55 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 42 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [21] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [22] | 54 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [23] | 5 |
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