Don't Mess Me Around is a 2015 EP studio release from Clare Maguire, released on 23 February 2015.

Don't Mess Me Around
EP by
Released23 February 2015[1]
GenreBritish soul, pop[2]
Length14:55[3]
LabelVirgin EMI
Clare Maguire chronology
Light After Dark
(2011)
Don't Mess Me Around
(2015)
Stranger Things Have Happened
(2016)

The lyrics for the title track were written eight years earlier, before she was signed to her label. It was the song that got her signed. Maguire included "Don't Mess Me Around" on the EP in order to go back to the beginning, before the fame and the fall.[4] "Boomerang" uses hip-hop beats and a gospel spike, "Dream Big" provides inspiration with a slower pace, and "Sherlock" drops back into snarling 1950's blues as it deals with betrayal.[5][6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Clare Maguire and Tom Wright-Goss, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Mess Me Around"Clare Maguire, Samuel Dixon3:30
2."Boomerang" 2:32
3."Dream Big" 2:55
4."Sherlock" 2:42
Total length:11:39[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Don't Mess Me Around - EP by Clare Maguire". iTunes UK. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Clare Maguire is back! Listen to her new song 'Don't Mess Me Around'". The 405. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Golden State EP - KT Tunstall". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Young, Graham (8 May 2015). "Birmingham singer Clare Maguire: Amy Winehouse turned my life around". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Liner Notes: Don't You Dare Mess Clare Maguire Around". Audio Diva. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ^ White, Caitlin (2 March 2015). "Stream Clare Maguire Don't Mess Me Around EP". Stereogum. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Don't Mess Me Around - Clare Maguire". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2017.