No Mistakes

It was produced by West, while co-produced by Che Pope and Shaw, with additional production from Mike Dean and Eric Danchick.

The producers of the song, with the exception of Danchick, wrote it alongside Cyhi the Prynce, Malik Yusef, Kenneth Pershon and Bump J. Songwriting credit was added for Slick Rick due to the song sampling his work and as it samples music by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, Edwin Hawkins was credited as a songwriter.

[1][2][3][4] Kid Cudi was one of the first attendees to arrive at the album's listening party in the valley on May 31, 2018, and contributed vocals to the track "Ghost Town" as well as "No Mistakes".

[5][6] American singer Charlie Wilson was previously featured on West's tracks "Good Friday" (2010) and "Bound 2" (2013), and the song includes vocals from him.

[9] The song was produced by West and co-produced by Che Pope alongside Shaw, while additional production was handled by Mike Dean and Eric Danchick.

[6] American rapper Slick Rick received songwriting credit because he wrote "Hey Young World" (1989), which the song samples.

"[16] The lyric is repeated throughout the chorus and has been interpreted as a reference to West's love for his wife Kim Kardashian despite the issues during their relationship at times.

[21] Kardashian shared a rehearsal video of West's gospel group the Sunday Service Choir to Instagram on January 13, 2019.

Michelle Kim and Sheldon Pearce from Pitchfork pointed out the Slick Rick sample in praise, citing it as an example of when the album's "signature chops prove that Kanye remains among rap's most savvy samplers," and the lines "Truth told, I like you/Too bold to type you/Too rich to fight you/Calm down, you light skin!"

[13] "No Mistakes" was viewed alongside fellow album track "Yikes" by Andrew Barker of Variety as "West operating in vintage mode," with him directing praise towards the sample loops.

"[19] One of the "moments of true, transporting beauty on Ye" was listed by Tom Breihan of Stereogum as being "Wilson's voice surging skyward on [the track], soaring above those pianos like a phoenix in flight.

"[25] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised West's lyricism and the track's "crashing drums," as well as its Slick Rick sample.

[7] Christopher Hooton of The Independent panned it as "barely even a song", characterizing its chorus as "lacklustre" and West's verse as "half-assed.