Messed Up World
| "Messed Up World" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Pretty Reckless | ||||
| from the album Going to Hell | ||||
| Released | April 22, 2014 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Studio | Water Music Recording Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Razor & Tie | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Kato Khandwala | |||
| The Pretty Reckless singles chronology | ||||
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"Messed Up World" is a single by American rock band The Pretty Reckless, off of their studio album Going to Hell. It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2014. The track was originally titled and sung as "Fucked Up World" on its album released, but was alternatively re-named "Messed Up World", or sometimes "Messed Up World (F'd Up World)" for radio airplay.[1]
Background
The song was the last one to be completed for their 2014 album Going to Hell, originally being written on an acoustic guitar.[2] The song was chosen as the second single from the album, being released in April 2014.[3] A music video, directed by frontwoman Taylor Momsen,[4][5] for the song was released in June 2014.[6] The video starts off as a light-hearted day at the beach, initially as an ironic counter-point to the song's lyrical material, but eventually begins to allude to various provocative situations that the song lyrically covers.[1]
In September 2014, "Messed Up World" topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, making the band the only female-fronted band to ever top the chart with their first two hits, (no prior songs were hits - none charted) with the song being the second to top the chart after their prior single "Heaven Knows".[7][8] "Messed Up World", along with "Heaven Knows" and Halestorm's 2013 single "Freak Like Me", are the only female front bands to top the chart since Alannah Myles' "Black Velvet".[7] Additionally, no female-fronted group, or female musician, have had two back to back topping songs since the 1980s.[7]
Track listing
| Digital download[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Fucked Up World" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Messed Up World (F'd Up World)" | 4:15 |
Personnel
- Taylor Momsen – vocals
- Ben Phillips – guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Damon – bass
- Jamie Perkins – drums
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[10] | 41 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[12] | 44 |
References
- 1 2 "The Pretty Reckless Unveil 'Messed Up World' Video". Loudwire. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "Interview: Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "The top 10 best The Pretty Reckless songs". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "Watch The Pretty Reckless' Raunchy New Video 'Messed Up World'". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "The Pretty Reckless Release Raunchy 'Messed Up World' Video (a top story)::Pretty Reckless News ::antiMusic.com". www.antimusic.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "THE PRETTY RECKLESS: 'Messed Up World (F'd Up World)' Video Released". 17 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Pretty Reckless Only Female-Fronted Band to Top Mainstream Rock With First 2 Hits". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "The Pretty Reckless provides the soundtrack for a 'Messed Up World'". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "Fucked Up World/Messed Up World - The Pretty Reckless - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "The Pretty Reckless Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "The Pretty Reckless Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "The Pretty Reckless Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.