Beautiful Mess

Infobox Single
Name = Beautiful Mess


Caption =
Artist = Diamond Rio
Album = Completely
Released = 2002
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 3:48
Label = Arista Nashville
Writer = Shane Minor
Sonny LeMaire
Clay Mills
Producer = Mike Clute
Diamond Rio
Audio sample? =
Last single = "That's Just That"
(2001)
This single = "Beautiful Mess"
(2002)
Next single = "I Believe"
(2003)
Misc =

"Beautiful Mess" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music band Diamond Rio. It was co-written by Shane Minor, Clay Mills, and former Exile member Sonny LeMaire,cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233177 |title=A "Beautiful Mess" Made at BMI Nashville |accessdate=2008-08-06 |date=2002-10-17 |work=Broadcast Music Incorporated] and was the first single from Diamond Rio's 2002 studio album "Completely".cite web |url=http://countrymusic.about.com/library/bldriobio.htm |title=Diamond Rio Biography |accessdate=2008-08-06 |work=About.com] The song reached Number One on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, a position that it held for two non-consecutive weeks.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator describes how his life has changed since he fell in love. He describes himself as "going out of [his] mind" and unable to concentrate — for example, appearing tired at work, accidentally putting salt in his coffee, and "walkin' 'round in a haze". Ultimately, he calls his state of mind a "beautiful mess".

Charts

"Beautiful Mess" reached its peak of Number One on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on the chart week of September 28, 2002. One week later, it fell to the #2 position, having been replaced at the top by "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" by Tracy Byrd. "Beautiful Mess" then reclaimed the Number One spot on the chart dated for October 12, accounting for a total of two non-consecutive weeks at Number One.

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number-one single
years= October 12, 2002

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