# Mind Mischief

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mind_Mischief
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mind_Mischief.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Mischief
> Source revision: 1343750636
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{short description|2012 song by Tame Impala}}
{{Infobox song
| name          = Mind Mischief
| cover         = Tame Impala Mind Mischief.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [Tame Impala](/source/Tame_Impala)
| album         = [Lonerism](/source/Lonerism)
| released      = 26 January 2013
| recorded      = 
| studio        = 
| genre         = {{hlist|[Psychedelic rock](/source/Psychedelic_rock)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17131-lonerism/|title=Tame Impala: Lonerism|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>|[psychedelic pop](/source/psychedelic_pop)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lonerism-mw0002401709|title=Lonerism - Tame Impala &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref>|[neo-psychedelia](/source/neo-psychedelia)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17294/reviews/4145628|title=Album Review: Tame Impala - Lonerism|website=DrownedInSound|access-date=2020-02-14|archive-date=2016-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126035814/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17294/reviews/4145628|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| length        = 4:31
| label         = [Modular](/source/Modular_Recordings)
| writer        = [Kevin Parker](/source/Kevin_Parker_(musician))
| producer      = Kevin Parker
| prev_title    = [Feels Like We Only Go Backwards](/source/Feels_Like_We_Only_Go_Backwards)
| prev_year     = 2012
| next_title    = [Let It Happen](/source/Let_It_Happen)
| next_year     = 2015
}}

"'''Mind Mischief'''" is a song by Australian [psychedelic rock](/source/psychedelic_rock) project [Tame Impala](/source/Tame_Impala). It is the fourth track on their 2012 album ''[Lonerism](/source/Lonerism)'', and was released as its third and final single on 26 January  2013.  [Kevin Parker](/source/Kevin_Parker_(musician)) wrote the song, and he also performed all the vocals and instruments on it by himself. A live performance of the song was also released on the album ''[Live Versions](/source/Live_Versions)''.

The single peaked at number 38 on the [Mexico Ingles Airplay](/source/Mexico_Ingles_Airplay) chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/tame-impala|title=Tame Impala Mind Mischief Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

==Music video==
A music video for "Mind Mischief" was made. It was filmed on the premises of [Ashlyns School](/source/Ashlyns_School) in [Berkhamsted, England](/source/Berkhamsted%2C_England). The video was controversial however, as it features a male student (played by [Bill Milner](/source/Bill_Milner)) fantasising about his female teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2013/01/28/video-tame-impala-mind-mischief|title=Video: Tame Impala, "Mind Mischief"|website=The FADER}}</ref> The head teacher of the school, James Shapland, said: "If we had known it was going to be quite like that, we would not have agreed to it".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-25|title=Head shocked by saucy music video shot at school - Berkhamsted Today|url=http://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/news/head-shocked-by-saucy-music-video-shot-at-school-1-4801589|access-date=2021-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725121337/http://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/news/head-shocked-by-saucy-music-video-shot-at-school-1-4801589|archive-date=2017-07-25}}</ref>

==Reception==
''[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))'' ranked "Mind Mischief" the third best Tame Impala song. They thought that it had the catchiest guitar riff written by Parker, as well as perhaps his most interesting percussion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2020/02/best-tame-impala-songs.html|title=The 15 Best Tame Impala Songs|date=February 12, 2020|website=pastemagazine.com}}</ref>

In 2015, Ciara Knight, writing for the Irish website [Joe](/source/Joe_(website)), ranked "Mind Mischief" #22 on her ranking of every Tame Impala song. She wrote: "From the first guitar chord the tone is set for what is guaranteed to be a slow but punchy little jam that's best enjoyed late in the day, ideally with a beer and a cigarette".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joe.co.uk/music/tame-impala-ranked-worst-to-best-224564|title=Every Tame Impala song ranked from worst to best|website=JOE.co.uk|date=26 March 2019 }}</ref>

The Australian website ''Beat'' considered "Mind Mischief" to be one of the best Tame Impala songs, and called it an adored cut, as it "presents a stellar drum loop and magnetic bass line".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beat.com.au/the-best-tame-impala-songs-ranked-for-your-enjoyment/|title=The best Tame Impala songs, ranked for your enjoyment|date=July 4, 2018}}</ref>

==Personnel==
[Kevin Parker](/source/Kevin_Parker_(musician)) - all vocals and instruments

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Mind Mischief"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2024|access-date=11 August 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Tame Impala}}

Category:2013 singles
Category:Tame Impala songs

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mind Mischief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Mischief) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Mischief?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.