"Life's a Mess" is a song by American rapper
Juice Wrld
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He emerged as a leading figure in the emo rap ...
and American singer
Halsey. It was released on July 6, 2020, through Grade A Productions under exclusive license to
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...
as the third
single for the former's posthumous
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
, ''
Legends Never Die'', and was later included on Halsey's ''
Collabs
American singer and songwriter Halsey (singer), Halsey has released five studio albums, two live albums, 14 extended plays (including one standard EP, seven Compilation album, compilation EPs, four Remix album, remix EPs, and two Live album, li ...
''
EP that dropped 3 weeks after. It was released the same day that Juice Wrld's estate announced the album and the release date of it.
This marks the second collaboration between the two artists, following the remix of Halsey's chart-topping single "
Without Me".
Other versions
On March 5, 2021, a sequel to the song called "Life's A Mess II" was released, featuring fellow American rappers
Clever
Clever may refer to:
People
* Clever (musician), stage name of Joshua Tyler Huie (born 1985)
Given name
* Clever Ikisikpo, Nigerian politician
* Clever Lara (born 1952), Uruguayan artist
Surname
* Charles P. Clever (1830–1874), American poli ...
and
Post Malone
Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including hip-hop, Pop music, pop, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Tra ...
.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal.
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Jarad Higgins
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He emerged as a leading figure in the emo and ...
– vocals, songwriting, composition
*
Ashley Frangipane – vocals, songwriting, composition
* Rex Kudo – songwriting, composition, production
* Charlie Handsome – production
* Heavy Mellow – additional production
*
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay Rubin (, ; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records.
Rubin helped popularize hip hop by produci ...
- additional production
* Ryan Vojesak – songwriting, composition
*
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer. He has been credited on albums for high-profile pop, R&B, hip hop and rock acts. He has worked with artists including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry ...
– mixing, studio personnel
* Chris Galland – mixing assistance
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
Release history
References
2020 singles
2020 songs
Juice Wrld songs
Halsey (singer) songs
Post Malone songs
Songs written by Halsey (singer)
Songs written by Juice Wrld
Songs written by Post Malone
Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin
Songs released posthumously
Interscope Records singles
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