Mess Her Up

"Mess Her Up" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. The song is about a woman cheating with her best friend's boyfriend^[1] and was released digitally on 1 March 2019 as the fifth single from Shark's debut studio album Love Monster.

"Mess Her Up"
Single by Amy Shark
from the album Love Monster
Released	1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Length	3:25
Label	Wonderlick Entertainment Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)	Amy Shark
Producer(s)	Dann Hume
Amy Shark singles chronology
"All Loved Up" (2018) "Mess Her Up" (2019) "The Reaper" (2019)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for three awards Best Female Artist, Video of the year and Song of the Year.^[2]

At the Queensland Music Awards 2020 "Mess Her Up" won Highest Selling Single.^[3]

Music video

The music video was released on 28 February 2019.^[4] The video was co-directed by David O'Donohue and Shark with a narrative following a complicated love story. Shark said: "It was important for me to be involved in the process as I was the one who came up with the concept of these two worlds that play out through the video. Mess Her Up is a very deep and emotional song and I needed the actors to do it justice." The video was produced by Felicity Jayn Heath and shot in Los Angeles.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Mess Her Up" (single edit) – 3:25
2. "Mess Her Up" (acoustic) – 3:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	29

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	81
Australian Artist (ARIA)[8]	13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia	1 March 2019[10]	Digital download, streaming	Wonderlick, Sony Music Australia

References

1. "Amy Shark Opens Up About Cheating in Heartbreaking 'Mess Her Up' Video". Ones to Watch. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
2. "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
3. "Past Winners 2020". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
4. "Amy Shark – Mess Her Up (Official Video)". 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019 – via YouTube.
5. "Amy Shark gives us a new hit 'Mess her Up'". Krock. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
6. "Amy Shark – Mess Her Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
7. "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
8. "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
9. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
10. "Mess Her Up (single) by Amy Shark". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2019.