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Mess Is Mine

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"Mess Is Mine"
Single by Vance Joy
from the album Dream Your Life Away
Released9 July 2014
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:43
LabelLiberation Music
Songwriter(s)Vance Joy
Vance Joy singles chronology
"Riptide"
(2013)
"Mess Is Mine"
(2014)
"First Time"
(2014)

"Mess Is Mine" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, released on 9 July 2014 as the lead single from his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). The song peaked at number 37 on the Australian national singles chart.

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Mess Is Mine" was first released onto YouTube on 9 July 2014 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-four seconds and was directed by Luci Schroder.[1]

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"Mess is Mine" features in the soundtrack of the popular video game by EA Sports, FIFA 15 as final track in game soundtrack's album. It was also featured in fourth season of the American television show Hart of Dixie, the first episode of the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why, and in the trailer for the 2017 film The Big Sick and 2018 Netflix original film Sierra Burgess is a Loser. Vance has also publicly said the song and many others on this album were written about Amber Morris, a girl he met while touring in Texas.

The song was also used on a Delta TV ad in 2015.

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Mess Is Mine"3:43

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] 4× Platinum 280,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12] Gold 30,000
Canada (Music Canada)[13] 2× Platinum 160,000
Italy (FIMI)[14] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Australia 9 July 2014 Digital download Liberation Music
United States[17][18] 12 January 2015 Adult album alternative radio
13 January 2015 Modern rock radio

References

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  1. ^ Vance Joy - "Mess is Mine" [Official Video] - YouTube
  2. ^ "Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Chart Track: Week 3, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Vance Joy – Mess is Mine" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Vance Joy – Mess is Mine". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Italian single certifications – Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 February 2021. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Mess Is Mine" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Vance Joy – Mess is Mine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.