Better Mistakes

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Better Mistakes
Bebe Rexha - Better Mistakes.png
Studio album by
Bebe Rexha
ReleasedMay 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)
RecordedMay–October 2019
Genre Pop
Length36:00
Label Warner
Producer
Bebe Rexha chronology
Expectations
(2018)		Better Mistakes
(2021)		 Bebe
(2023)
Singles from Better Mistakes
  1. "Baby, I'm Jealous"
    Released: October 9, 2020
  2. "Sacrifice"
    Released: March 5, 2021
  3. "Sabotage"
    Released: April 16, 2021
  4. "Break My Heart Myself"
    Released: July 29, 2022

Better Mistakes is the second studio album by American singer Bebe Rexha, released on May 7, 2021, by Warner Records. It serves as the follow-up to her debut studio album, Expectations (2018) and contains guest features from Travis Barker, Ty Dolla Sign, Trevor Daniel, Lil Uzi Vert, Doja Cat, Pink Sweats, Lunay and Rick Ross. The album was preceded by the singles "Baby, I'm Jealous", "Sacrifice", and "Sabotage".

Contents

Background

Bebe worked on the album and finished it before the COVID pandemic, with most of the recording taking place in the summer and fall of 2019. Rexha announced the album's title as Better Mistakes, along with its artwork and release date (May 7, 2021), on April 14, 2021, [1] [2] along with the announcement of the third single, "Sabotage". [3] On April 15, she revealed the tracklist on her social media accounts. The album was available for pre-order on April 16, conceding with the release of "Sabotage".

Composition

Rexha described the album as a pop record with "a lot of hip-hop in it". She added that it's "not...dance music, but you can bop to it". [4] The opening track, "Break My Heart Myself", which features Travis Barker, makes references to how Rexha lives with bipolar disorder. [5]

Singles

On October 5, 2020, Bebe Rexha announced the lead single called "Baby, I'm Jealous", featuring Doja Cat, would be released on October 9. [6] [7] [8] The song charted at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100. She released the follow-up single, "Sacrifice", on March 4, 2021. [9] On April 14, Rexha announced the third single, "Sabotage", would be released on April 16, along with the album's pre-order. On April 28, Rexha announced the song "Die for a Man" featuring American rapper-singer-songwriter Lil Uzi Vert would be released as the promotional single off the album on April 30. [10] She later gave a snippet of the song a day before the single's release. [11]

A remix of "Break My Heart Myself" featuring Yeji and Ryujin of K-pop girl group Itzy was released as a single on July 29, 2022, following a viral dance performance of the original song by Yeji and Ryujin in June. [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Clash 7/10 [14]
Entertainment Weekly B [15]
The Forty-FiveStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Spectrum Culture65% [17]
The Young Folks8/10 [18]

Robin Murray from Clash called the album a "bulldozer 30 minute pop experience" that "affords Bebe Rexha space to amplify her potency while exposing her insecurities", further summarizing it as "13 songs that punch out their truths and then dissipate". [14]

Commercial performance

Better Mistakes debuted at number 140 on the US Billboard 200 becoming Rexha's lowest charting album on the chart. [19] In Canada, the album debuted at number 57 on the Billboard Canadian Albums. [20]

Track listing

Better Mistakes track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Break My Heart Myself" (featuring Travis Barker)
2:31
2."Sabotage"
Kurstin2:56
3."Trust Fall"
2:30
4."Better Mistakes"
  • Lostboy
  • The Six
2:15
5."Sacrifice"
 Burns 2:40
6."My Dear Love" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Trevor Daniel)
  • Lee
  • Bolooki
2:52
7."Die for a Man" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Mira
  • Gill
2:47
8."Baby, I'm Jealous" (featuring Doja Cat)
  • Jussifer
  • Gill
2:55
9."On the Go" (featuring Pink Sweats and Lunay)
Keenan2:59
10."Death Row"
  • Rexha
  • Tranter
  • Boardman
  • Bowman
The Six3:05
11."Empty"
  • Rexha
  • Tranter
  • Karvinen
  • Boardman
  • Bowman
  • Jussifer
  • The Six
2:28
12."Amore" (featuring Rick Ross)
The Futuristics2:54
13."Mama"
  • Jussifer
  • Lee
3:08
Total length:36:00

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Better Mistakes
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [21] 57
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [22] 22
US Billboard 200 [23] 140

Release history

Release dates and formats for Better Mistakes
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMay 7, 2021 Warner [24]
July 2, 2021 CD [25]
December 31, 2021LP [26]

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