"Hot Mess" is a debut song recorded by American

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artist

Tyler Farr Tyler Lynn Farr (born February 5, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Originally signed to BNA Records Farr released two singles for the label before it closed. He transferred to Columbia Records Nashville, releasing two alb ...

. It was released in February 2012 as the first single from his debut album, ''

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''. It was written by

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Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's '' A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's '' Somebody New''), followed by ...

and

Ben Hayslip Ben Hayslip (born March 11, 1970 in Evans, Georgia) is an American country music songwriter. Early life Hayslip first attended Valdosta High School in Valdosta GA where he was a freshman quarterback for the 1984 State and National champion Val ...

. The song peaked at number 49 on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that "Perhaps the generic production could be a point of criticism, but for a debut single it’s best to keep it short and sweet" In 2017, ''Billboard'' contributor

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placed "Hot Mess" at number seven on his top 10 list of Farr's best songs.

Chart performance

References

2012 debut singles 2012 songs Tyler Farr songs BNA Records singles Song recordings produced by Julian King (recording engineer) Songs written by The Peach Pickers {{2010s-country-song-stub