Shawn Mendes, "It'll Be Okay"

[Taylor.]

Even though they just broke up two weeks ago, Shawn has a breakup single ready! Definitely not pre-planned at all.

[SabrinaFan]

Nov 30, 2021 11:56:06 GMT -5 Taylor. said:

Even though they just broke up two weeks ago, Shawn has a breakup single ready! Definitely not pre-planned at all.

I wouldn't say it was necessarily pre-planned. There are many examples of artists writing and producing songs within a week or two when they are going through a difficult time, so they can put it out into the world when it feels most relevant to them. It's also possible Shawn and Camila broke up a while before the announcement, and waited to share it with the world until they had time to process.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

It's cute you think they were actually a couple.

[Choco]

lmao.

Another flop.

[die Lotterie]

Ya'll are mean as fuck lol. What did Shawn Mendes do to hurt you?

[Hefty Hanna]

lmfao.

[gikem]

I do question how quick of a turnaround this was for Shawn to cash in on his own breakup in this way, but like SabrinaFan said, it might be something he was considering for release before, or was made after the breakup but well before the news broke.

Even if this is not the "comeback single" Shawn needs to recover from Wonder, I at least hope the music is good. I remember liking Demi Lovato's piano ballad Sober, even though that was not much of a hit for them, so it's not impossible.

[Love Plastic Love]

I hope that clip is not indicative of what the entire song sounds like.

[spiritboy]

He probably knows this'll flop hard so he's releasing it in the middle of the week without fanfare.

[Future Captain]

I'll reserve judgment until I hear it. I liked Wonder (Aka In My Blood 2.0) so I won't mind something like that again

[Chelsea Press 2]

I need a dramatic heartfelt music video treatment for this with him lying down mostly undressed crying in the rain on the beach as he is surrounded by syringes, broken glass, and trash.

[Choco]

^I-

I just need a good song. The snippet doesn't sound good tho.

[Deleted]

So try hard. Ugh. But you do you, Shawn. Sorry but nothing is going to give you radio success like you had, some people just can’t regain that success. And that’s ok, do other things or just make music and be happy.


Doesnt there need to be a certain amount of time before getting things on streaming services? Cause this was quick if he just wrote it.

[kimberly]

this is boring but it's less bad than I expected, so... that's a compliment I guess. it's very half-baked. wouldn't be surprised if he actually wrote it last week lmao.

[Choco]

I can't at the people on the Youtube comments saying it's beautiful and shit. I didn't hate it but I do agree half-baked is a good description.

[NeRD]

His career has just...took a nosedive. The teenage hearthrob schtick has dissolved and no one cares...

[Chelsea Press 2]

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This is just okay for me. It's nothing I would specifically seek out.

[Love Plastic Love]

It's pretty, but I think I would like it better with a different vocalist.

[Mayman]

Already forgot what it sounds like tbh.

[Ling-Ling]

This would have worked so much better as a lowkey midtempo. I'm imagining this over some "Adore You" type production and it already sounds better. But he just had to make it a cliché breakup ballad. As is, MEH. I can't imagine a relationship nobody was rooting for in the first place is gonna launch this anywhere.

[leonagwen]

Dec 1, 2021 20:07:14 GMT -5 Choco said:

I can't at the people on the Youtube comments saying it's beautiful and s**t. I didn't hate it but I do agree half-baked is a good description.

I wonder if Camila likes it?

[spiritboy]

How is his tour doing? As long as he keeps people interested to buy tickets, he'll be fine.

[Enyasurvivor]

Dec 2, 2021 0:32:26 GMT -5 leonagwen said:

Dec 1, 2021 20:07:14 GMT -5 Choco said:

I can't at the people on the Youtube comments saying it's beautiful and s**t. I didn't hate it but I do agree half-baked is a good description.

I wonder if Camila likes it?

She's promoting it in her ig stories , so I guess she does

[Mirago]

The organ at the very start reminds me of George Michael's One More Try but I was more moved by Selena's, LYTLM tbh.

[Music Fan]

Ya'll applauding Taylor's cash grab with Jake, scarf, TV, etc and giving this guy shit for trying to do the same with his relationship. Get those coins, Shawn. Even if it's 1/100 of Taylor.

[Taylor.]

Debuts at #65 on US Spotify in its first full day with 382,109 streams.

Well.

[Choco]

Looks like that coin is gonna be small.

[divasummer]

Did people really care about there relationship?
I’m 44 and could give a rats behind but I feel like no one wanted this.
Especially a lame predictable ballad.
Ugh, I hope she doesn’t follow his lead….

[Khia]

He needs to go away for a while and come back with something that isn't a total bore.

[die Lotterie]

I'm so sick of all the piano ballads we've been inundated with lately. It's not terrible, but this would have been so much better with some dark synths and edgier production. Something like Nick Jonas's "Spaceman" or the ballads off Tove Lo's last album ("Mistaken" or "Sweettalk My Heart").