Messy (Lola Young song)

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"Messy"
Lola Young - Messy.png
Single by Lola Young
from the album This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Released30 May 2024 (2024-05-30)
Genre Soul-pop
Length4:44
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
  • Lola Young
  • Conor Dickinson
Producer(s)
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
  • Monsune
  • Carter Lang
Lola Young singles chronology
"Fuck"
(2024)		"Messy"
(2024)		"Flicker of Light"
(2024)
Music video
"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, peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart in January 2025.

Contents

Background

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, 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]

Composition

"Messy" is a soul-pop song. [3] It finds Young in an increasingly angry vocal tone, as she directs sharp criticism toward a lover for certain expectations imposed on her. [4]

Critical reception

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]

Promotion

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, achieving 3.9 million official on-demand streams in the United States, [3] and being used in over 250,000 videos on TikTok, including one by Kylie Jenner of her lip syncing to the song. [5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Messy"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway) [49] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [51] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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