Life's a Mess

"Life's a Mess" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld and American singer Halsey. It was released on July 6, 2020, through Grade A Productions under exclusive license to Interscope Records as the third single for the former's posthumous studio album, Legends Never Die, and was later included on Halsey's Collabs EP that dropped 3 weeks after.^[1] It was released the same day that Juice Wrld's estate announced the album and the release date of it.^[2] This marks the second collaboration between the two artists, following the remix of Halsey's chart-topping single "Without Me".^[3]

"Life's a Mess"
Single by Juice Wrld and Halsey
from the album Legends Never Die
Released	July 6, 2020
Genre	Emo rap • pop
Length	3:22
Label	Grade A Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Jarad Higgins Ashley Frangipane Ryan Vojesak Masamune Kudo
Producer(s)	Rex Kudo Heavy Mellow (add.) Rick Rubin (add.)
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Pray "Put Me Down"" (2020) "Life's a Mess" (2020) "Come & Go" (2020)
Halsey singles chronology
"Be Kind" (2020) "Life's a Mess" (2020) "I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God" (2021)
Music video
"Life's A Mess (Visualizer)" on YouTube
"Life's a Mess II" cover
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Bad Boy" (2021) "Life's a Mess II" (2021) "Already Dead" (2021)
Clever singles chronology
"Rolls Royce Umbrellas" (2020) "Life's a Mess II" (2021) "Tattoo Your Name" (2021)
Post Malone singles chronology
"Only Wanna Be with You (Pokémon 25 Version)" (2021) "Life's a Mess II" (2021) "I Did It" (2021)
Official audio
"Life's a Mess II" on YouTube

Other versions

On March 5, 2021, an alternate version with fellow American rapper Clever titled "Life's A Mess II" was released.^[4] This version also features Post Malone.^[5][6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[7]

• Jarad Higgins – vocals, songwriting, composition
• Ashley Frangipane – vocals, songwriting, composition
• Rex Kudo – songwriting, composition, production
• Charlie Handsome – production
• Heavy Mellow – additional production
• Rick Rubin - additional production
• Ryan Vojesak – songwriting, composition
• Manny Marroquin – mixing, studio personnel
• Chris Galland – mixing assistance

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	32
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10]	21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11]	10
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12]	24
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13]	33
Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	47
Greece (IFPI)[15]	33
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[16]	25
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[17]	34
Ireland (IRMA)[18]	11
Lithuania (AGATA)[19]	34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20]	40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21]	14
Norway (VG-lista)[22]	22
Portugal (AFP)[23]	49
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24]	51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25]	26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	58
UK Singles (OCC)[27]	11
US Billboard Hot 100[28]	9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[29]	7
US Rolling Stone Top 100[30]	5

“Life's a Mess II”

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[31]	68
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[32]	11
US Billboard Hot 100[33]	97
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[34]	41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[35]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[36]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	July 6, 2020	Digital download	Interscope Grade A	[37]

References

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