Be My Mistake

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"Be My Mistake"
Be My Mistake - The 1975.jpg
Song by The 1975
from the album A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
Released30 November 2018
Genre
Length4:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • George Daniel
  • Matthew Healy

"Be My Mistake" is a song by British indie rock band, The 1975. The track is the sixth song on their third studio album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships. Despite not being an official single from the album, it charted on the New Zealand and U.S. rock charts.

Meaning[]

In an November 2018 interview with Pitchfork, lead singer Matty Healy described "Be My Mistake" as a song about guilt. Healy further explained "It’s about when you are a young person and you struggle sometimes to figure out what you really want. And sometimes, like a lot of things, it requires you to make a mistake before you actually understand what you have."[1] Healy described Nick Drake as an influence for the song.[1]

Critical reception[]

Writing for PopBuzz, Katie Louise Smith called "Be My Mistake" "is almost like an even sadder sequel to 'Somebody Else' and it will one hundred percent destroy you emotionally".[2]

Charting[]

Chart (2018–19) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 24
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] 36

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sodomsky, Sam (27 November 2019). "The 1975's Matty Healy Dissects Every Song on A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, Katie Louise (30 November 2018). "The 1975's 'Be My Mistake': The emotional meaning behind the lyrics of the 'A Brief Inquiry…' ballad". PopBuzz. Global Media. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – The 1975 – Be My Mistake". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The 1975 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

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