Beautiful Mistakes
{{short description|2021 single by Maroon 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Beautiful Mistakes
| cover = Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion - Beautiful Mistakes.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion
| album = Jordi
| released = {{Start date|2021|3|3}}
| recorded =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|pop-rap|pop rock}}
| length = * 3:50 (album version)
- 3:20 (radio edit)
| label = * 222
| writer = * Adam Levine
| producer = * Andrew Goldstein
| chronology = Maroon 5
| prev_title = Nobody's Love
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Lost
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Megan Thee Stallion
| type = single
| prev_title = I'm a King
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Beautiful Mistakes
| year = 2021
| next_title = Pop It
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|BSzSn-PRdtI|"Beautiful Mistakes"}}}}
}}
"Beautiful Mistakes" is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released through 222 and Interscope Records on March 3, 2021, as the third single from the band's seventh studio album, Jordi (2021).{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/maroon-5-enlists-megan-thee-stallion-for-beautiful-mistakes-new-song.1990481.html|title=Maroon 5 Enlists Megan Thee Stallion For "Beautiful Mistakes"|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=March 3, 2021|accessdate=March 3, 2021}} The song was written by the band's lead singer Adam Levine, Megan Thee Stallion, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Joe Kirkland, and producers Andrew Goldstein and Blackbear.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-maroon-5-and-megan-thee-stallion-new-song-beautiful-mistakes/|title=Listen to Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion's New Song "Beautiful Mistakes"|website=Pitchfork|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021}} The music video was directed by Sophie Muller.
Composition
"Beautiful Mistakes" is a guitar-driven{{Cite magazine|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=March 3, 2021|title=Maroon 5 & Megan Thee Stallion Reminisce on 'Beautiful Mistakes' For New Collab|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9534220/maroon-5-megan-thee-stallion-beautiful-mistakes-listen|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306143019/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9534220/maroon-5-megan-thee-stallion-beautiful-mistakes-listen|archive-date=March 6, 2021|access-date=March 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} pop rock song with heavy drums and atmospheric synths{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=March 3, 2021|title=Maroon 5 Tap Megan Thee Stallion for New Song 'Beautiful Mistakes'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/maroon-5-megan-thee-stallion-new-song-beautiful-mistakes-1136074/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306143217/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/maroon-5-megan-thee-stallion-new-song-beautiful-mistakes-1136074/|archive-date=March 6, 2021|access-date=March 6, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}} and a tranquil beat.{{Cite web|last=Ali|first=Rasha|title=Maroon 5 is part of the Hot Girl gang, debuts 'Beautiful Mistakes' with Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/03/03/maroon-5-megan-thee-stallion-release-new-song-beautiful-mistakes/6901730002/|access-date=March 6, 2021|website=USA Today}} The song is written in the key of B-flat major with a tempo of 99 beats per minute.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0229533|title=Maroon 5 "Beautiful Mistakes" Sheet Music|website=musicnotes.com|date=March 5, 2021}} Thee Stallion delivers a slow and melodic verse, and switches from rapping to singing halfway through.{{Cite web|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=March 4, 2021|title=Megan Thee Stallion Joins Maroon 5 on New Single "Beautiful Mistakes"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/3/megan-thee-stallion-maroon-5-beautiful-mistakes-single-stream|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306143417/https://hypebeast.com/2021/3/megan-thee-stallion-maroon-5-beautiful-mistakes-single-stream|archive-date=March 6, 2021|access-date=March 6, 2021|website=HypeBeast}}
{{Blockquote|text=The little break where [Megan Thee Stallion goes] to the melodic thing, to be honest, it actually shows this new kind of branch of what she does, and this new versatility that she's going to show everybody right now. That's a side of her I had never really heard yet. [...] What she did was just miraculous, and it brought the song to a whole new level.|title=Adam Levine on Megan showing off her versatility in "Beautiful Mistakes".}}
Release and promotion
The song was revealed along with its title, cover art, and release date on February 22, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/maroon5/status/1363932579804553216|title=Maroon 5 on Twitter: "Excited to announce our new single "Beautiful Mistakes feat. @theestallion"! Out on March 3rd 💫🔥⚡"|via=Twitter|date=February 22, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9529651/maroon-5-megan-thee-stallion-beautiful-mistakes-single/|title=Maroon 5 Taps Megan Thee Stallion for Next Single 'Beautiful Mistakes'|magazine=Billboard|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=February 22, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2021}} The official lyric video was released alongside the song on March 3, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6DGSIKEuF8|title=Maroon 5 - Beautiful Mistakes ft. Megan Thee Stallion (Official Lyric Video)|website=YouTube|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021}}
Music video
The official music video premiered on MTV on March 11, 2021, and was directed by Sophie Muller.{{cite web|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/maroon-5-beautiful-mistakes-video/|title=Maroon 5 delivers a stunning video for "Beautiful Mistakes" Featuring Megan Thee Stallion|work=Out Now Magazine|date=March 11, 2021|access-date=September 8, 2021}} The video is set in a CGI/technicolor version of Los Angeles, which follows Adam Levine performing the song and walking across from the city alone, where he drives a 1974 Cadillac Eldorado and flies around through the sky, until Megan Thee Stallion arrives on the 1958 Lincoln Continental Mark III performing her rap as she joins Levine through the sunset, showering the city with donuts as the video ends.
Reception
The song received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Variety included it in their list of the worst songs of 2021, saying that "this hookup between two of the M’s in the address book of music’s most eager-to-collaborate stars is evidence of the avalanche of pop/rap duets where both the performers and their characters don’t sound like they exist in the same universe".{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/lists/worst-songs-music-2021/maroon-5-featuring-megan-thee-stallion-beautiful-mistakes/|title = The Worst Songs of 2021|date = January 2, 2022}}
Live performances
On March 30, 2021, Maroon 5 performed "Beautiful Mistakes" for the first time in a virtual concert as part of the American Express Unstaged series.{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/3/9/maroon-5-to-perform-via-american-express-unstaged-on-march-3.html|title=Maroon 5 to perform via American Express Unstaged|work=ABC news Radio|access-date=September 1, 2021}} The band continued with the song live in Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 21, and for the 3000th episode in season 18 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 29, 2021, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-Maroon-5-Performs-Beautiful-Mistakes-on-JIMMY-KIMMEL-LIVE-20210426|title=VIDEO: Maroon 5 Performs 'Beautiful Mistakes' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!|work=Broadway World|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=December 3, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2021/04/29/adam-levine-appears-on-3000th-episode-of-the-ellen-degeneres-show-watch-now/|title=Adam Levine Appears, Maroon 5 Performs On 3000th Episode Of'"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (Watch Now)|work=Headline Planet|author=Brian Cantor|date=April 29, 2021|access-date=December 3, 2021}} The band played "Beautiful Mistakes" for the season 20 finale of the reality show The Voice.{{cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/maroon-5-and-megan-thee-stallion-gives-show-stopping-live-debut-of-beautiful-mistakes/|title=Maroon 5 And Megan Thee Stallion Gives Show Stopping Live Debut of Beautiful Mistakes|work=Music Mayhem|date=May 25, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2022}}
On June 14, 2021, Maroon 5 performed the song on iHeartRadio Album Release Party to commemorate the release of Jordi.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-06-14-maroon-5s-adam-levine-talks-jordi-posthumous-juice-wrld-collab-more/|title=Maroon 5's Adam Levine Talks 'JORDI,' Posthumous Juice WRLD Collab & More|work=iHeartRadio|author=Taylor Fields|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2022}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|title=Maroon 5, Megan Thee Stallion / Beautiful Mistakes / Credits|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/175916129/credits|access-date=March 8, 2021|website=Tidal|date=March 5, 2021 }}
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- Adam Levine – lead vocals, songwriter
- Andrew Goldstein – songwriter, producer, guitar, keyboards, programming
- Jacob Kasher Hindlin – songwriter
- Joe Kirkland – songwriter
- Blackbear – songwriter, producer, keyboards, programming
- Megan Thee Stallion – featured vocals, songwriter
- James Valentine – guitar
- Serban Ghenea – engineer, mixer
- Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – recording engineer, vocal producer
- Sam Schamberg – assistant recording engineer
- Shawn "Source" Jarrett – vocal engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
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Charts
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|+ Monthly chart performance for "Beautiful Mistakes" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| Paraguay (SGP){{cite web |title=Top 100 de canciones de SGP, Abril 2021 |url=https://www.sgp.com.py/listado/109/abril-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp |website=Top 100 de canciones SGP |publisher=SGP |access-date=May 4, 2021 |language=es}}
| 100 |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "Beautiful Mistakes" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn-log-2022/|title=TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2022|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=March 8, 2024|language=is}}
| 99 |
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scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/adult-contemporary-songs/|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
| 13 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=March 15, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Maroon 5|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Maroon 5|title=Beautiful Mistakes (ft. Megan Thee Stallion)|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=May 23, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|id=12530|access-date=November 26, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Maroon 5 & Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|id=8856|access-date=September 23, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-25|certyear=2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=October 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Maroon 5 & Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|id=file_2021-09-09-10-34-55.pdf|access-date=September 23, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Maroon 5|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=June 22, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|id=17793-5830-1|access-date=July 5, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Maroon 5|title=Beautiful Mistakes|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=September 8, 2021}}
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Release history
References
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