Total Control (EP)

Total Control
EP by
Missy Higgins
Released4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)
Length21:49
Label
Producer
  • Missy Higgins
  • Brendan Love
Missy Higgins chronology
The Special Ones
(2018) 		Total Control
(2022) 		The Second Act
(2024)
Singles from Total Control
  1. "Edge of Something"
    Released: 15 October 2021[1]
  2. "Total Control"
    Released: 3 February 2022[2]
  3. "The Collector"
    Released: 4 March 2022[3][4]
  4. "Take It Back"
    Released: 1 July 2022[5][6]

Total Control is the first mini-album by Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, released on 4 March 2022.[7]

As per the press release, Total Control has "themes of exploitation and female empowerment" and its songs were inspired by musical fragments for certain scenes of ABC TV's political drama, Total Control.[2]

The album was co-produced by Higgins's friend Brendon Love, one of the Teskey Brothers. Higgins called the mini-album "about taking control as a woman", "taking back what's yours", the "right to write your own story" and about "finding strength through your love for your family, and your connections to your history".[8]

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the release was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album.[9]

  1. ^ "Missy Higgins Debuts New Music "Edge of Something"". noise11. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Missy Higgins set to release new mini album, Total Control". NME Australia. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "THE COLLECTOR by Missy Higgins". Popnable. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "NEW AUS MUSIC PLAYLIST: Our Favourite Tunes Of The Week". Music Feeds. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Missy Higgins releases the timely and empowering 'I Take It Back'". Tone Deaf. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Missy Higgins Takes Control in New Single I Take It Back". amnplify. July 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Missy Higgins Returns, Detailing New Mini-Album & Releasing Single". theMusic.com.au. SCG Media. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Missy Higgins Covers The Motels' Classic 'Total Control' That's The Title Track For A Surprise Mini-Album". Scenestr. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. ^ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.