Oh My Messy Mind

2019 EP by James Bay
Oh My Messy Mind
EP by
James Bay
Released10 May 2019
Length12:57
LabelRepublic
Producer
  • James Bay
  • Joel Little
  • Dan Wilson
  • Ariel Rechtshaid
  • Sacha Skarbek
James Bay chronology
Electric Light
(2018)
Oh My Messy Mind
(2019)
Leap
(2022)
Singles from Oh My Messy Mind
  1. "Peer Pressure"
    Released: 22 February 2019
  2. "Bad"
    Released: 10 May 2019[1]

Oh My Messy Mind is an extended play by British singer-songwriter James Bay. The EP was released on 10 May 2019.

In a press release, Bay said "I wanted to be honest about some of my own stories and other stories I was being pulled into. I regularly write things down in a stream of consciousness to empty my head. Oh My Messy Mind is a line I wrote on a particularly dark day a little while ago. It seemed to reflect a weight that I felt I was carrying at the time, and that comes back now and again. The songwriting that followed was me looking for a release."[2][3]

Bay promoted the EP with appearances on The Artist’s Den, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Today.[2][4]

Critical reception

Mitch Mosk from Atwood Magazine called the EP "breathtaking" saying, "Though it's a bite-sized four tracks in length, the EP packs a serious punch in its assertion of James Bay's inimitable artistry."[5]

Track listing

Oh My Messy Mind track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Peer Pressure" (featuring Julia Michaels)
  • James Bay
  • Julia Michaels
2:55
2."Bad"
  • Bay
  • Dan Wilson
3:45
3."Rescue"
  • Bay
  • Ryan Tedder
2:54
4."Break My Heart Right"
  • Bay
  • Jon Green
3:23
Total length:12:57

Charts

Chart performance for Oh My Messy Mind
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 59

References

  1. ^ @JamesBayMusic (8 May 2019). "I'm sooooo excited to let you all know that Bad will be coming out THIS Friday! Can't wait for you to hear it x" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "James Bay Shares 'Oh My Messy Mind' EP To Bless Your Rainy Days: Listen". Billboard. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "James Bay releases new 'Oh My Messy Mind' EP". Frontview Magazine. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "James Bay releases surprise EP, "Oh My Messy Mind"". ABC News Radio Online. May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ^ "James's Bay's Beautifully Heartbreaking Oh My Messy Mind". Atwood Magazine. May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  • v
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James Bay
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
  • Oh My Messy Mind
Singles
  • "Let It Go"
  • "Hold Back the River"
  • "Scars"
  • "If You Ever Want to Be in Love"
  • "Best Fake Smile"
  • "Running"
  • "Wild Love"
  • "Pink Lemonade"
  • "Us"
  • "Peer Pressure"
  • "Bad"
Featured singles
  • "Chasing Stars"