Mess Around (Cage the Elephant song)

"Mess Around" is a song by American rock band Cage the Elephant. It was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and was released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty on October 29, 2015. It topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, becoming the band's sixth overall chart-topper.^[1] In 2016, it was featured in Acura's Summer of Performance Event TV spot, "Weekends: RDX".^[2]

"Mess Around"
Single by Cage the Elephant
from the album Tell Me I'm Pretty
Released	October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)
Recorded	Spring 2015
Studio	Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Length	2:53
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Jared Champion Brad Shultz Matt Shultz Daniel Tichenor
Producer(s)	Dan Auerbach
Cage the Elephant singles chronology
"Cigarette Daydreams" (2014) "Mess Around" (2015) "Trouble" (2016)

Music video

The official music video for "Mess Around" was released on October 29, 2015.^[3] The video consists of footage from films by French filmmaker Georges Méliès, including A Trip to the Moon and The Impossible Voyage.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 93 Canada Rock (Billboard)[5] 1 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 16 US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] 43 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] 12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[11]	November 3, 2015	Modern rock radio	RCA Records