Oh My Messy Mind

{{Infobox album

| name = Oh My Messy Mind

| type = ep

| artist = James Bay

| cover = Oh My Messy Mind by James Bay.png

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = 10 May 2019

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 12:57

| label = Republic

| producer = {{hlist|James Bay|Joel Little|Dan Wilson|Ariel Rechtshaid|Sacha Skarbek}}

| prev_title = Electric Light

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Leap

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Oh My Messy Mind

| type = ep

| single1 = Peer Pressure

| single1date = 22 February 2019

| single2 = Bad

| single2date = 10 May 2019{{cite tweet|user=JamesBayMusic|number=1126161280375697408|title=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|date=8 May 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}

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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."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/james-bay-oh-my-messy-mind-ep-8510981/|title= James Bay Shares 'Oh My Messy Mind' EP To Bless Your Rainy Days: Listen|magazine=Billboard|date=5 May 2019|access-date=9 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/james-bay-releases-new-oh-my-messy-mind-ep|title= James Bay releases new 'Oh My Messy Mind' EP|website=Frontview Magazine|date=14 May 2019|access-date=9 July 2022}}

Bay promoted the EP with appearances on The Artist’s Den, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Today.{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/5/10/james-bay-releases-surprise-ep-oh-my-messy-mind.html|title= James Bay releases surprise EP, "Oh My Messy Mind"|website=ABC News Radio Online|date=May 2019|access-date=9 July 2022}}

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."{{Cite web|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/jbmm-james-bay-oh-my-messy-mind-ep/|title= James's Bay's Beautifully Heartbreaking Oh My Messy Mind|website=Atwood Magazine|date=May 2019|access-date=9 July 2022}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Oh My Messy Mind track listing

| title1 = Peer Pressure

| note1 = featuring Julia Michaels

| writer1 = {{hlist|James Bay|Julia Michaels}}

| length1 = 2:55

| title2 = Bad

| writer2 = {{hlist|Bay|Dan Wilson}}

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = Rescue

| writer3 = {{hlist|Bay|Ryan Tedder}}

| length3 = 2:54

| title4 = Break My Heart Right

| writer4 = {{hlist|Bay|Jon Green}}

| length4 = 3:23

| total_length = 12:57

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Oh My Messy Mind

! scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|59|artist=James Bay|rowheader=true|access-date=9 July 2022}}

References

Category:2019 EPs

Category:James Bay (singer) albums