Mess Around

"Mess Around" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder and then-vice-president of Atlantic Records, under the pseudonym of A. Nugetre, or "Nuggy". It was performed by Ray Charles, and was one of Charles's first hits.

For song by Cage the Elephant, see Mess Around (Cage the Elephant song).
For song by Forest Claudette, see Mess Around (Forest Claudette song).
For a definition of the verb "mess around", see the Wiktionary entry mess around.
"Mess Around"
Single by Ray Charles
ReleasedJune 19, 1953
RecordedMay 17, 1953
GenreR&B, stride, blues
LabelAtlantic 999
Songwriter(s)Ahmet Ertegun
Ray Charles singles chronology
"Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand"
(1951)		 "Mess Around"
(1953)		 "It Should Have Been Me"
(1954)
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