"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. 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 rapper Clever and American musician Post Malone.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

  • 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 performance for "Life's a Mess"
Chart (2020)Peak position
Australia (ARIA)8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)32
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)21
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)10
Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)24
Denmark (Tracklisten)33
Germany (GfK)47
Greece (IFPI)33
Hungary (Stream Top 40)25
Iceland (Tónlistinn)34
Ireland (IRMA)11
Lithuania (AGATA)34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)14
Norway (VG-lista)22
Portugal (AFP)49
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)58
UK Singles (OCC)11
US Billboard Hot 1009
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)7
US Rolling Stone Top 1005
Chart performance for "Life's a Mess II"
Chart (2021)Peak position
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)68
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)11
US Billboard Hot 10097
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)41

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)Platinum30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA)Platinum1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJuly 6, 2020Digital downloadInterscopeGrade A