"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]
On March 5, 2021, an alternate version with American country and hip hop singer Clever titled "Life's A Mess II" was released.[ 4] This version also features Post Malone .[ 5] [ 6]
Credits and personnel
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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
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^ "Clever Drops "Life's A Mess II" With Juice WRLD and Post Malone" . HYPEBEAST . 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-16 .
^ "Clever Shares New Track "Life's a Mess II" f/ Juice WRLD and Post Malone" . Complex . Retrieved 2021-03-16 .
^ Powell, Jon (2021-03-09). "Clever and Post Malone join Juice WRLD on "Life's A Mess II" " . REVOLT . Retrieved 2021-03-16 .
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^ "Life's a Mess - Single by Juice WRLD & Halsey" . iTunes Store (US). Retrieved July 7, 2020 .