My Mistake (Gabrielle Aplin song)

"My Mistake"
Woman in red dress leaning on florally decorated white piano
Single by Gabrielle Aplin
from the album Dear Happy
Released28 November 2018 (2018-11-28)
Length4:25
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Howes
  • Daunt
Gabrielle Aplin singles chronology
"Dream Enough"
(2018)
"My Mistake"
(2018)
"Nothing Really Matters"
(2019)
Music video
"My Mistake" on YouTube

"My Mistake" is a song by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin, released on 28 November 2018 by Never Fade Records and AWAL as the lead single from her third studio album, Dear Happy (2020). Aplin co-wrote the song with Olivia Sebastianelli, alongside its producers Ash Howes and Seton Daunt. "My Mistake" is a piano ballad, with lyrics describing "embracing your flaws".[1][2][3]

Background

In Atwood Magazine, Aplin described the song as a result of "gather[ing] [her] thoughts and liv[ing] life a little bit." She also described the writing process as "surprisingly easy."[4]

Release

The song was premiered on Billboard.[1]

It was the first release in a partnership between AWAL and Aplin's Never Fade Records.[5]

Music video

The song's music video features Aplin performing ballet in an apartment.[6]

Track listing

Digital download[7][3]
No.TitleLength
1."My Mistake (Rework)"3:29
2."My Mistake"4:25
3."My Mistake (Piano Version)"4:52
4."My Mistake (Acoustic)"4:33

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 28 November 2018[7] Digital download

References

  1. 1 2 Engelman, Nicole (27 November 2018). "Gabrielle Aplin Finds Self-Acceptance in Her Vulnerable New Single 'My Mistake': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Laura (28 November 2018). "Gabrielle Aplin Says New Song My Mistake Is "Most Personal, Honest Song I've Ever Written"". Stereoboard. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 "My Mistake / Gabrielle Aplin". Tidal. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Mosk, Mitch (6 December 2018). "Feature: Gabrielle Aplin Dives into Her Raw, Breathtaking "My Mistake"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Long, Hattie (3 December 2018). "Gabrielle Aplin - 'My Mistake'". WhenTheHornBlows.com. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gabrielle Aplin releases new single 'My Mistake' with gorgeous video". PeerMusic.com. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "My Mistake - Single by Gabrielle Aplin". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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