Better Mistakes is Bebe Rexha at her most honest and emotionally exposed.
Stripped of pop armor and industry expectations, the album feels like a late-night confession: raw, unfiltered, and deeply human.
It doesn’t aim for perfection; it embraces imperfection as truth.
Sonically, the album leans into alternative pop, pop-rock, and emotional balladry, with a noticeably less commercial approach than her earlier work. Guitars, muted beats, and restrained production dominate, allowing emotion to take precedence over hooks. The sound feels intimate and intentionally unpolished.
Lyrically, Better Mistakes is its strongest. Bebe explores self-doubt, emotional exhaustion, heartbreak, insecurity, and the pressure of public perception. The writing is direct and vulnerable, often uncomfortable in its honesty. There’s no attempt to soften the edges; pain is presented as lived experience, not narrative device.
What earns Better Mistakes 4.46 stars is its emotional integrity. The album commits fully to its tone and message, creating a cohesive body of work that prioritizes authenticity over trends. It may not chase hits, but it leaves a lasting emotional impact.
Better Mistakes is brave, cathartic, and quietly powerful, a reminder that growth often comes from sitting with discomfort rather than escaping it.
Favorite Track: Break My Heart Myself
Skip Track: My Dear Love
Disclaimer: This Is my opinion based on personal taste and emotions.
The skip tracks are not bad songs but just songs that are less memorable.
Tracklist
- 1Break My Heart Myselffeat. Travis Barker2:315.0 ★
- 2Sabotage2:565.0 ★
- 3Trust Fall2:305.0 ★
- 4Better Mistakes2:155.0 ★
- 5Sacrifice2:404.3 ★
- 6My Dear Lovefeat. Ty Dolla $ign & Trevor Daniel2:523.0 ★
- 7Die for a Manfeat. Lil Uzi Vert2:475.0 ★
- 8Baby, I’m Jealousfeat. Doja Cat2:554.5 ★
- 9On the Gofeat. Pink Sweat$ & Lunay2:593.5 ★
- 10Death Row3:004.0 ★
- 11Empty2:284.0 ★
- 12Amorefeat. Rick Ross2:545.0 ★
- 13Mama3:084.0 ★
More by Bebe Rexha
Release credits
- recording [2]
- producer [6]
- instrument [5], producer [5]
- lead vocals [5, 8, 10-11, 13], vocal [1-4, 6-7, 9, 12]
- producer [3]
- producer [6, 13]
- assistant [8]
- acoustic guitar [10], background vocals [10-11], bass [10-11], drums (drum set) [4, 10-11], electric guitar [10], guitar [4, 11], percussion [10], programming [10], synthesizer [10-11], violin [10]
- lead vocals [2]
- vocal [8]
- producer [2], recording [2]
- assistant [8]
- producer [7]
- producer [8]
- mix [1-2, 6-9, 12-13]
- engineer [3]
- lead vocals [2]
- recording [2]
- producer [1, 8, 11, 13]
- producer [9]
- bass [4], drums (drum set) [4], guitar [4], producer [4], synthesizer [4]
- vocal [7]
- performer [9]
- producer [1]
- assistant [8]
- mix [10]
- producer [3, 7]
- background vocals [5], guitar [10]
- performer [9]
- drums (drum set) [4, 11], keyboard [10], synthesizer [4, 11]
- performer [12]
- producer [3]
- mix [3]
- producer [12]
- producer [4, 10-11]
- mix [5]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- vocal [6]
- vocal [6]
Issues
BDigital Media (explicit)7 May 2021
BDigital Media (clean)7 May 2021
B7 May 2021






