Total Control (EP)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Total Control

| type = EP

| artist = Missy Higgins

| cover = Total Control by Missy Higgins.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2022|03|04|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 21:49

| label =

• Eleven: A Music Company
• EMI Music Australia

| producer =

• Missy Higgins
• Brendan Love

| prev_title = The Special Ones

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = The Second Act

| next_year = 2024

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Total Control

| type = ep

| single1 = Edge of Something

| single1date = 15 October 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/missy-higgins-debuts-new-music-edge-of-something-20211015|title=Missy Higgins Debuts New Music "Edge of Something"|website=noise11|date=15 October 2021|accessdate=15 October 2021}}

| single2 = Total Control

| single2date = 3 February 2022

| single3 = The Collector

| single3date = 4 March 2022{{cite web|url=https://popnable.com/australia/songs/618480-missy-higgins-the-collector|title=THE COLLECTOR by Missy Higgins|website=Popnable|date=4 March 2022|access-date=5 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/new-aus-music-playlist-our-favourite-tunes-of-the-week-96/|title=NEW AUS MUSIC PLAYLIST: Our Favourite Tunes Of The Week|website=Music Feeds|date=4 March 2022|access-date=5 March 2022}}

| single4 = Take It Back

| single4date = 1 July 2022{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/missy-higgins-i-take-it-back/amp/|title=Missy Higgins releases the timely and empowering ‘I Take It Back’ |website=Tone Deaf|date=28 June 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://amnplify.com.au/missy-higgins-takes-control-new-single-i-take-it-back/|title=Missy Higgins Takes Control in New Single I Take It Back|website=amnplify|date=July 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}

}}

}}

Total Control is the first mini-album by Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, released on 4 March 2022.{{cite web |title=Missy Higgins Returns, Detailing New Mini-Album & Releasing Single |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/missy-higgins-announces-new-mini-album-alongside-lead-single/azt3f35hYGM/04-02-22/ |website=theMusic.com.au |publisher=SCG Media |access-date=4 February 2022}}

As per the press release, Total Control has "themes of exploitation and female empowerment" and its songs were inspired by musical fragments for certain scenes of ABC TV's political drama, Total Control.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/missy-higgins-set-to-release-new-mini-album-total-control-3153355|title=Missy Higgins set to release new mini album, Total Control|website=NME Australia|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=5 February 2022}}

The album was co-produced by Higgins's friend Brendon Love, one of the Teskey Brothers. Higgins called the mini-album "about taking control as a woman", "taking back what's yours", the "right to write your own story" and about "finding strength through your love for your family, and your connections to your history".{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/missy-higgins-covers-the-motels-classic-total-control-that-s-the-title-track-for-a-surprise-mini-album-20220204|title=Missy Higgins Covers The Motels' Classic 'Total Control' That's The Title Track For A Surprise Mini-Album|website=Scenestr|date=4 February 2022|access-date=5 February 2022}}

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the release was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album.{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2022-aria-awards-nominees/|title=Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)|website=The Music Network|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|author=Lars Brandle}}