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

Oh My Messy Mind
EP by
Released10 May 2019
Length12:57
LabelRepublic
Producer
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]

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

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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

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

Charts

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

References

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  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.