May 18, 20187 yr I wonder if they're planning on making 'Where Were You In the Morning?' the official 2nd single? Seems strange that they'd give just an instant grat a midnight in the US release otherwise?
May 18, 20187 yr Where Were You In the Morning? is really nice. I think a sped up remix (Ryan Riback anyone) would work really well too, considering the first time I heard it the speed was on x1.25 and it sounded normal :lol:
May 18, 20187 yr 2nd single it is not, so that theory is out the window lmao 🙃 First song I haven't cared for at all this era. It's very 'Justified' filler... meh.
May 18, 20187 yr I feel like the definition of what makes a song a single is becomingly increasingly more blurred. I mean, Billboard.com describes both Lost in Japan and Youth as singles - https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/...-new-song-youth - which in turn has the contributors of his Wikipedia pages defining them as singles too. Meanwhile, as well as Billboard, other sites such as Capital, Forbes, Idolator and Just Jared have described Where Were You in the Morning as being a single too. In My Blood evidently got the big radio/video push and feels more traditionally like "a single", but the three lesser pushed songs are still doing things in a singular capacity and weren't exactly dropped onto music services with no fanfare. For instance, Youth's release was given promotional billboards, while Where Were You in the Morning was debuted as a live performance for Apple Music, just moments before its release. Personally, I'm wondering if the terminology really matters much any more. A single was something tangible in the physicals era, and mostly clear cut when it was downloads, but in this streaming world it seems like the rule book has been thrown out of the window. I mean, Christina's put out three songs in very quick succession, and I guess none of them are likely to gain much traction... no matter if a song is described as being a lead single one moment and demoted to buzz single the next. :kink: To me it just seems like three songs, not one single + two instant grats. Btw, the aforementioned performance of Where Were You in the Morning with Apple Music, which saw John Mayer join Shawn on stage, was so good! I caught the live stream on YouTube, but unfortunately it's Apple Music exclusive now. Also when it comes to Justin Timberlake... I'd say the vibe Shawn has explored with Lost in Japan and WWYITM, is him doing Justin much better than Justin is doing Justin, currently. :cool:
May 20, 20187 yr Loving 'Where Were You In The Morning? :wub: Everything he's put out this era has been fire, I haven't actually listened to an album of his before so I'll give Illuminate a try. A male artist I actually stan *.*
May 21, 20187 yr Both performances were great :wub: Youth was really touching - a tribute to victims of gun violence.
May 21, 20187 yr 'Nervous' is being released on Wednesday! :D Oh and if you don't follow the lounge, there's reports of "a big male star is set to come out on a song in the near future". Whoever it is, I wish them all the best and it's gonna be a pretty big moment for pop culture regardless of who it is! But yeah, Shawn is the main name on everyones lips atm
May 21, 20187 yr Author Really looking forward to this album! The performance of "Youth" at the BBMAs was really powerful and has completely sold the song to me and "In My Blood" continues to grow with every listen. Do we know if "Nervous" is out at 5am or 1pm UK time on Wednesday?
May 22, 20187 yr "Fallin' All In You" is available to purchase on 7digital now and you could do it here. Oh! And looks like this is that song if the lyrics are taken into consideration, which you could check them here.
May 22, 20187 yr Can he please stop dropping such amazing songs he needs to just chill out I’m so not ready for this album
May 22, 20187 yr It's really odd that the song is only available on 7Digital, and it's not been mentioned on his socials at all - which makes me wonder whether its current availability is a mistake? Unofficial upload here: AxqZnsK9Umw That lyric certainly stands out, although I suppose it could be Shawn singing in third person and it's actually the person he's singing about who previously "fell for men who weren't how they appear". Interesting though, and you could interpret other lyrics like "There's no safety net that's underneath, I'm free" in a particular way too. Even if that isn't the song's meaning, regardless I think they're beautiful lyrics! This album is shaping up to be excellent, I love or really like all five songs so far. A big step up from his previous album (which I did like, but 'Shawn Mendes' based on what we've heard so far is most definitely a step up). What are we thinking for the album in terms of the UK chart? Could it be his first #1? :thinking:
May 22, 20187 yr I think it's a surefire #1 album for him this time, In My Blood is becoming one of his biggest hits and this mature sound works much better for him.
May 22, 20187 yr Fallin' All in You was co-written by Ed Sheeran and Particular Taste was co-written by Ryan Tedder.
May 22, 20187 yr What are we thinking for the album in terms of the UK chart? Could it be his first #1? :thinking: I can see it peaking at #3 like his last album. Illuminate opened with 15k in September and after an arguably bigger lead single. I'd love see the album reach #1 though of course but I'm doubtful it can open with nearly double his last album which is what it would need
May 23, 20187 yr After I listened to "Fallin' All In You", I think it has a double entendre meaning. I mean, I agree that that particular line stands out, but I think it's because of the structure of the chorus, which instead of being "Falling all in you / (I) fell for men who weren't how they appear" is "Falling all in you / (You) fell for men who weren't how they appear" or even "Falling all in / you fell for men who weren't how they appear". Also, it's curious that the song ends with the line "Falling all in" without the "you". Also, I haven't listened to most of his songs (besides the singles), so I don't know if he has songs where he's singing in third person, so in case he hasn't it would be interesting that this is the first one. Regarding the release of the song, I guess that they (he and/or his label) planned to release a couple of songs (this one and "Nervous") a week before the album is out, but I assume they opted against this idea, choosing only one (the latter) and 7digital didn't receive the memo. The track has its own artwork (not the album artwork), so it makes think that it was something planned/later cancelled thing.
May 23, 20187 yr Nervous is already my fave of this era so far 😍 What a bop and its obvious Julia had a massive involvement in this *.*
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