Pretty Mess

"Pretty Mess"
Single by Vanity
from the album Wild Animal
B-side "Mechanical Emotion"
Released July 1984
Format Vinyl 7", Cassette single
Genre Contemporary R&B
Dance-pop
Length 3:44
Label Motown Records
Writer(s) Vanity
Producer(s) Bill Wolfer, Vanity
Vanity singles chronology
"Pretty Mess"
(1984)		 "Mechanical Emotion"
(1985)

"Pretty Mess" is a song released in 1984 by Canadian R&B/pop singer-songwriter Vanity. The song was the lead single in support of her debut studio solo album, Wild Animal on Motown Records. The single peaked at No. 15 on the Hot Black Singles and No. 13 on the Hot Dance Club Play charts in Billboard Magazine.

Tracklisting

US 7" Single[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Pretty Mess" (Album Version) 3:44
2. "Pretty Mess" (Instrumental) 3:44
UK 7" Single[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Pretty Mess" (Vocal) 6:03
2. "Pretty Mess" (Instrumental) 4:34

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 75
US Hot Black Singles 15
US Hot Dance Club Play[4] 13

References

  1. ↑ "Vanity-Pretty Mess (7") US Single" Discogs.com
  2. ↑ "Vanity Single (12") UK Single" Discogs.com
  3. ↑ Billboard.com Vanity.Hot 100 Chart
  4. ↑ ((( Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))).allmusic (1959-01-04)