Mixed Messages (song)

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"Mixed Messages"
Mixed Messages by Tom Cardy.webp
Single by Tom Cardy
from the EP Artificial Intelligence
Released30 July 2021
Recorded2021
Studio Tom Cardy's home studio
(Sydney, Australia)
Genre
Length2:24
Songwriter(s) Tom Cardy
Producer(s) Tom Cardy

"Mixed Messages" is a song by Australian musical comedian Tom Cardy, released on 30 July 2021 as his debut single and the lead single from his debut EP Artificial Intelligence . The song was written, recorded, and produced solely by Cardy. "Mixed Messages" ranked at No. 17 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2021, becoming Cardy's debut appearance on the countdown.

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Background and release

"Mixed Messages" was debuted on TikTok, [1] and released officially on 30 July 2021. [2]

Recording

"Mixed Messages" was recorded in July 2021 in Cardy's home studio during the creation of his debut EP Artificial Intelligence . [3]

Composition

"Mixed Messages" is a comedy song rooted in electropop which discusses themes including "non-sequiturs [and] negging" and makes references to "kicking puppies and punching parents". [4] Triple J's Al Newstead summarised the song as discussing "the relatable feeling of awkward attempts to text your crush [that spirals] into a silly ode to brutalising dad genitalia." [5] It is written in the key of A major with a tempo of 111 beats per minute. [6]

Critical reception

Triple J's Al Newstead cited "Mixed Messages" as "the perfect example" of Cardy's "knack for heightening insightful social observations with gleeful absurdism". [5] Joe Briscoe of David Reviews was favourable towards "Mixed Messages" and its accompanying music video, writing that "it's hard not to laugh at what [Cardy] and Antali have created". He commended the song for bringing comedy music "[into] the spotlight with new vigour". [4]

Music video

The animated music video for "Mixed Messages", directed and animated by Gabriella Antali, [4] was released alongside the single on 30 July 2021. [7] Joe Briscoe of David Reviews praised Antali's animation, saying it "[uses] an old-school comic book style to capture facial expressions and movement in all their characterful, frustrating glory". He continued by saying the video elevated "the song's quirky humour with well-observed details (an unflattering reflection in a phone screen is particularly amusing), building to the surreal twist which is thankfully rendered via euphemistic eggplant". [4]

Personnel

As shown in the liner notes of Artificial Intelligence, the song was created and performed solely by Cardy. [8]

Chart performance

"Mixed Messages" ranked at No. 17 on Triple J's public voted Hottest 100 of 2021, becoming Cardy's debut Hottest 100 appearance. [5]

Rankings for "Mixed Messages"
WorkListRankRef.
Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 17 [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Cardy, Tom [@tomycardy] (30 July 2021). "Mixed Messages- Official video Incredible video by @GalooGameLady live on Spotify! Give us a follow (Twitter cut off the end of this shiz, check out the full vid on Y-tube" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Mixed Messages – Single by Tom Cardy on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "This Aussie hitmaker going viral is sure to lift your spirits up". The Music . 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Briscoe, Joe (5 January 2022). "Tom Cardy: Mixed Messages". David Reviews. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Newstead, Al (22 January 2022). "How Tom Cardy, TikTok musical comedy star, cracked the Hottest 100". Triple J. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mixed Messages by Tom Cardy Key and BPM". SongData. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mixed Messages (Official video)". Tom Cardy. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Artificial Intelligence (booklet). Tom Cardy. Tom Cardy. 2021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Gwee, Karen (22 January 2022). "triple j Hottest 100 of 2021: here are all the songs in the countdown". NME Australia . Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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