"I'm a Mess" is a song by American singer

Bebe Rexha Bleta Rexha (; born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Bebe Rexha ( ), is an American pop singer and songwriter. After signing with Warner Records in 2013, Rexha received songwriting credits on Eminem's single " The Monster" (which late ...

from her debut studio album, '' Expectations'' (2018). It was released as the first and only single from the album on June 15, 2018, following an early radio release in the United States. The song is produced by Jussifer and vocal produced by Devon Corey. According to Rexha, "The song is about accepting your own imperfections, and not dwelling on them but rather celebrating them".

Background and release

On September 18, 2017, a snippet of the track was shared by Rexha via an

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story. The second snippet was released on April 20, 2018. On June 7, 2018, Bebe announced through social media that her upcoming debut album's first single, entitled "I'm a Mess", would be released on June 15, 2018.

Composition

"I'm a Mess" contains an interpolation of the 1997 song "

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", performed by

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. It was written by Rexha alongside

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and Jussifer, while the latter handled production with Devon Corey.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered on July 19, 2018.

Live performances

Rexha performed the song on ''

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'', on the

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, on the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards. She also performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival (along with " Meant to Be") and on '' Big Brother'' and ''

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''.

Track listing

*Digital download #"I'm a Mess" - 3:15 *Digital download – Acoustic #"I'm a Mess" (Acoustic) – 2:33 *Digital download – Remixes #"I'm a Mess" ( Ofenbach Remix) — 2:44 #"I'm a Mess" (

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Remix) – 3:20 #"I'm a Mess" (Alphalove Remix) – 3:11

Charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I'm a Mess 2018 songs 2018 singles Warner Records singles Bebe Rexha songs Songs written by Bebe Rexha Songs written by Shelly Peiken Songs written by Justin Tranter Songs written by Meredith Brooks Music videos directed by Sophie Muller Songs written by Jussifer