Be My Mistake

"Be My Mistake"
"Be My Mistake"
Song by the 1975
from the album A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
Released	30 November 2018
Genre	Acoustic rock; folk pop;
Length	4:17
Label	Dirty Hit; Polydor;
Songwriter(s)	Matthew Healy; George Daniel; Adam Hann; Ross MacDonald;
Producer(s)	Matthew Healy; George Daniel;

"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.

Background

In a 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]

Charts

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

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Be My Mistake"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[5]	Gold	20,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "The 1975 – Be My Mistake". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "The 1975 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "Brazilian single certifications – The 1975 – Be My Mistake" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "British single certifications – 1975 – Be My Mistake". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

External links

Official Acoustic Video

[pitchfork-1] 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.

[sc_New_Zealand_The_1975-3] "The 1975 – Be My Mistake". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_The_1975-4] "The 1975 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

[BrazilThe_1975Be_My_MistakesingleCertRef-5] "Brazilian single certifications – The 1975 – Be My Mistake" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[United_Kingdom1975Be_My_MistakesingleCertRef-6] "British single certifications – 1975 – Be My Mistake". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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