Hot Mess

Hot Mess is an unreleased song by Teddy Sinclair. The song was first written during what was likely the Verbz era but was later reworked and intended to be featured on her debut studio album as Natalia Kills, Perfectionist.
==Lyrics==
==Background==
On November 26, 2010, the Verbz demo of Hot Mess leaked."Here you go folks, Hot Mess, Mirrors Demo and Love is a suicide http://www.mediafire.com/?6ne7u5p1tab8s" November 26, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2022 via @RetroDiscoFreak on Twitter.@jamesssxD It's the demo. November 26, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2022 via @RetroDiscoFreak on Twitter. The following day, the final version reworked for Perfectionist leaked as well."http://www.mediafire.com/?o775k0616wo63vw Hot Mess Final" November 27, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2022 via @RetroDiscoFreak on Twitter. On November 29, 2010, an earlier version of the Perfectionist rework, featuring rawer vocals, a different vocal take, and no second verse of bridge, leaked.Hot Mess (Final Version Snippet) November 29, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2022 via pablo-and-the-diamonds-blog on Tumblr.
==Writing and Development==
====Initial Development====
According to an insider, the first known iteration of the song was recorded in 2007, the year in which she released several songs as Verbz, including Shopaholic and Swaggerific. Based on this, it can be reasonably inferred that Hot Mess was written during the Verbz era and may have been intended to be released on MySpace. 
====Perfectionist Rework====
After being signed to Cherrytree Records, Sinclair revisited Hot Mess and reworked it for her upcoming debut album, Perfectionist. According to an insider, this version of the song was recorded in 2008. This version shares the same writers as Plastic Fantastic, meaning the two songs were likely written during the same studio session(s). 
According to the same insider, there is a "Cliff Remix" demo that remains unleaked. No other information about this version is known.
====Repurposing of Lyrics====
Sometime between 2008 and 2010 during the development of her debut album, Perfectionist, two lines from the final version of "Hot Mess" were repurposed in Free. 
:"Girls cut their eye on me 'cause they so mad / I could look fresh in a potato sack" (Hot Mess) → "Girls cut their eye cause they so mad / I could look fresh in a potato sack" (Free)
==Official Versions==
====Notes====
The numbers assigned to the demos are unofficial; it is possible that there are demos prior to "demo 1" and demos after "demo 2."
==Registrations==
Hot Mess was assigned an ISWC, a unique code necessary for commercial releases, which suggests that the song was finished and ready for release at a point in time. 
ISWC: T-919.651.856-6
Hot mess bmi.png|BMI
Hot mess gema.png|GEMA
Hot mess iswc.png|ISWC
Hot mess sgae.png|SGAE
==Song Credits==
====Verbz Demo====
*Written by: Teddy Sinclair
====Perfectionist Demo====
*Written by: Teddy Sinclair, Andreas Broberger, Hannes Lindgren
==References==
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Category:Songs
Category:Unreleased Songs
Category:Leaked Songs
Category:Unleaked Songs
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Category:Verbz Songs
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Category:Natalia Kills Songs
Category:Perfectionist Outtakes